Rwanda's forest cover fell from 12.4 % in 1994 to 11.3 % in 2023.
Rwanda · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Rwanda's forest area fell from 3,050 km in 1994 to 2,790 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
159th of 213 · 38th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Rwanda's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 10.7 % in 2013 to 9.1 % in 2025.
Rwanda's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 62.8 % in 1994 to 76.3 % in 2023.
Rwanda's arable land (% of land area) rose from 28.4 % in 1994 to 47.0 % in 2023.
Air
Rwanda's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 38.0 in 1994 to 36.0 in 2023.
Water
Rwanda's water stress rose from 1.6 % in 2000 to 6.4 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
146th of 181 · 40th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Rwanda's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 1,190 in 1993 to 695.9 in 2022.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Rwanda.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data