Environment in Rwanda

1,774 indicators covering environment for Rwanda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen 58,984 t 2023 up 3.7% 96th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 39.4 kg/ha 2023 up 8.7% 99th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus 10,404 t 2023 down 5.9% 98th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 6.95 kg/ha 2023 down 1.3% 101st
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium 59,847 t 2023 down 6.5% 72nd
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area 39.98 kg/ha 2023 down 2.0% 38th
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen 16,994 t 2023 down 26.4% 88th
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 11.35 kg/ha 2023 down 22.8% 72nd
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus 2,472 t 2023 down 27.0% 93rd
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 1.65 kg/ha 2023 down 23.5% 84th
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium 42,389 t 2023 down 22.3% 89th
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area 28.31 kg/ha 2023 down 18.5% 66th
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen 32,550 t 2023 up 12.2% 60th
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 21.74 kg/ha 2023 up 17.6% 20th
Seed — Cropland nitrogen 1,743 t 2023 up 6.9% 91st
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 1.16 kg/ha 2023 up 12.1% 83rd
Seed — Cropland phosphorus 293.73 t 2023 up 2.9% 89th
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0.1962 kg/ha 2023 up 7.9% 74th
Seed — Cropland potassium 1,263 t 2023 down 0.5% 72nd
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area 0.8438 kg/ha 2023 up 4.3% 31st
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen 4,195 t 2023 down 0.4% 119th
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 2.8 kg/ha 2023 up 4.4% 149th
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen 8,560 t 2023 up 16.8% 118th
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 5.72 kg/ha 2023 up 22.5% 142nd
Input — Cropland nitrogen 78,047 t 2023 up 21.0% 109th
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 52.13 kg/ha 2023 up 26.9% 125th
Input — Cropland phosphorus 10,724 t 2023 up 63.6% 104th
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 7.16 kg/ha 2023 up 71.6% 128th
Input — Cropland potassium 16,693 t 2023 up 12.1% 117th
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area 11.15 kg/ha 2023 up 17.6% 141st
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen 58,984 t 2023 up 3.7% 96th
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 39.4 kg/ha 2023 up 8.7% 98th
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus 10,404 t 2023 down 5.9% 98th
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 6.95 kg/ha 2023 down 1.3% 100th
Outputs — Cropland potassium 59,847 t 2023 down 6.5% 72nd
Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area 39.98 kg/ha 2023 down 2.0% 37th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 19,063 t 2023 up 151.4% 112th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 12.73 kg/ha 2023 up 163.6% 136th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 320.73 t 2023 up 107.1% 100th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0.2142 kg/ha 2023 up 107.5% 120th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium -43,154 t 2023 up 12.1% 164th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area -28.83 kg/ha 2023 up 7.9% 180th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 75.58 % 2023 down 14.4% 40th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 97.01 % 2023 down 42.5% 62nd
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 358.51 % 2023 down 16.6% 11th
Arable land use per person 0.0831 hectares per person 2023 down 26.9% 128th
Forest area 634,630 hectares 2025 up 29.8% 139th
Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 up 31.1% 139th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 0.1688 2023 down 4.5% 58th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 100.0% 175th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 126th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 130th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 100.0% 165th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 247.2% 94th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.7% 126th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 35.0% 40th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 67.5% 23rd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 67.6% 26th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 17.3% 68th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 17.2% 66th