Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Rwanda
Rwanda: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 83.08 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Rwanda, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Rwanda stood at 83.08 million t. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Rwanda peaked at 83.08 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.92 million t, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 110th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.45 million t | — |
| 1991 | 42.3 million t | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 42.14 million t | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 41.99 million t | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 41.84 million t | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 41.69 million t | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 41.53 million t | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 41.38 million t | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 41.23 million t | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 41.07 million t | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 40.92 million t | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 41.44 million t | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 41.96 million t | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 42.48 million t | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 43 million t | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 43.53 million t | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 44.05 million t | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 44.57 million t | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 45.09 million t | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 45.61 million t | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 46.13 million t | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 46.95 million t | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 47.76 million t | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 48.58 million t | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 49.39 million t | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 50.21 million t | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 53.31 million t | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 56.41 million t | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 59.51 million t | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 62.61 million t | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 65.71 million t | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 69.18 million t | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 72.66 million t | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 76.13 million t | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 79.61 million t | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 83.08 million t | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.76 million t | 41.07 million t | 42.45 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.27 million t | 40.92 million t | 45.61 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.09 million t | 46.13 million t | 62.61 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.39 million t | 65.71 million t | 83.08 million t | 6 |
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More climate change data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Rwanda?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Rwanda was 83.08 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 83.08 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.92 million t in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Rwanda ranks 110th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.