Botswana vs Réunion: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Botswana
27.8%
in 2025
Réunion
30.7%
in 2025
Botswana rank
113th
Réunion rank
110th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Botswana
- Réunion
How they compare
Réunion currently reports 30.7% against 27.8% in Botswana, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Réunion's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 113th and Réunion ranks 110th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Réunion in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Réunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 27.2% | 0.6% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 28.4% | 0.6% | Réunion |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 30.0% | 2.2% | Réunion |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 30.7% | 3.0% | Réunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Botswana or Réunion?
- Réunion, at 30.7% against 27.8% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Botswana and Réunion?
- 2.9%, with Réunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Réunion?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Réunion rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Botswana ranks 113th and Réunion ranks 110th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.