Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Rwanda
Rwanda: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was 2.35 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Rwanda, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Rwanda stood at 2.35 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Rwanda peaked at 3.38 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.6634 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 2nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.626 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.63 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1993 | -0.634 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1994 | -0.638 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1995 | -0.6421 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1996 | -0.6463 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1997 | -0.6505 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1998 | -0.6547 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -0.659 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2000 | -0.6634 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2001 | -0.3569 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1701 % change on previous year | -147.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1698 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1695 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1692 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.169 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1687 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1684 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1681 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1678 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.96 % change on previous year | +1664.1% |
| 2012 | 3.38 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1664.1% | 0.1678 % change on previous year | 2.96 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +147.7% | -0.3569 % change on previous year | 0.1701 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +46.2% | -0.6634 % change on previous year | -0.3569 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6423 % change on previous year | -0.659 % change on previous year | -0.626 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0333 % change on previous year | -0.6634 % change on previous year | 0.1701 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 % change on previous year | 0.1678 % change on previous year | 3.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 6 |
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More climate change data for Rwanda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.59 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,059 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,586 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 88.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 388.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 261.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 126.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9885 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Rwanda?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Rwanda was 2.35 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.38 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6634 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Rwanda ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.