Botswana vs British Virgin Islands: Annual change in forest area

Botswana
0 hectares
in 2025
British Virgin Islands
0 hectares
in 2025
Botswana rank
85th
British Virgin Islands rank
85th

Annual change in forest area over time

  • Botswana
  • British Virgin Islands
0100200300400500199120082025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0 hectares against 0 hectares in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 85th and British Virgin Islands ranks 85th of 235 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana British Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 0 hectares -1 hectares 1 hectares Botswana
2000s 0 hectares -1 hectares 1 hectares Botswana
2010s 183.98 hectares -1.1 hectares 185.08 hectares Botswana
2020s 76.66 hectares 0 hectares 76.66 hectares Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area, Botswana or British Virgin Islands?
Botswana, at 0 hectares against 0 hectares in British Virgin Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Botswana and British Virgin Islands?
0 hectares, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and British Virgin Islands?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Botswana and British Virgin Islands rank globally for annual change in forest area?
Botswana ranks 85th and British Virgin Islands ranks 85th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.