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Botswana vs Cape Verde: Drivers of deforestation

Botswana
1.29 hectares
in 2023
Cape Verde
1.27 hectares
in 2020
Botswana rank
135th
Cape Verde rank
136th

Drivers of deforestation over time

  • Botswana
  • Cape Verde
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.29 hectares against 1.27 hectares in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.02 hectares.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 135th and Cape Verde ranks 136th of 166 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Drivers of deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 2,829 data points, 2001–2023
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Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.