Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0014 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Rwanda, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.0014 hectares per person for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 43.4% on the previous year and down 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0047 hectares per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 hectares per person, in 2011.
That places Rwanda 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0047 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0034 hectares per person | -28.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 hectares per person | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 hectares per person | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 hectares per person | -35.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 hectares per person | -58.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 hectares per person | +149.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 hectares per person | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 hectares per person | +189.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -83.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 hectares per person | +334.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 hectares per person | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 hectares per person | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 hectares per person | +80.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 hectares per person | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 hectares per person | -39.2% |
| 2019 | 0.002 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 hectares per person | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 hectares per person | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 hectares per person | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 hectares per person | +13.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0014 hectares per person | -43.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +334.6% | 0.0005 hectares per person | 0.0023 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0021 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | 0.0047 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | 0.0043 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 hectares per person | 0.0014 hectares per person | 0.0025 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More reference data data for Rwanda
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Rwanda?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Rwanda was 0.0014 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 hectares per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 hectares per person in 2011.
- How does Rwanda rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.