Botswana vs France: Forest area
Botswana
15.73 million hectares
in 2025
France
17.80 million hectares
in 2025
Botswana rank
40th
France rank
38th
Forest area over time
- Botswana
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 17.80 million hectares against 15.73 million hectares in Botswana, a difference of 2.06 million hectares.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 40th and France ranks 38th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.73 million hectares | 14.82 million hectares | 908,500 hectares | Botswana |
| 2000s | 15.73 million hectares | 15.80 million hectares | 69,050 hectares | France |
| 2010s | 15.73 million hectares | 16.81 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | France |
| 2020s | 15.73 million hectares | 17.57 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Botswana or France?
- France, at 17.80 million hectares against 15.73 million hectares in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Botswana and France?
- 2.06 million hectares, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and France?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and France rank globally for forest area?
- Botswana ranks 40th and France ranks 38th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.