Botswana vs France: Forest area
Botswana
15,730 ha th
in 2025
France
17,795 ha th
in 2025
Botswana rank
39th
France rank
37th
Forest area over time
- Botswana
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 17,795 ha th against 15,730 ha th in Botswana, a difference of 2,065 ha th.
That makes France'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 39th and France ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,728 ha th | 14,436 ha th | 1,292 ha th | Botswana |
| 2000s | 15,728 ha th | 15,288 ha th | 439.9 ha th | Botswana |
| 2010s | 15,728 ha th | 16,628 ha th | 899.6 ha th | France |
| 2020s | 15,730 ha th | 17,572 ha th | 1,841 ha th | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Botswana or France?
- France, at 17,795 ha th against 15,730 ha th in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Botswana and France?
- 2,065 ha th, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and France?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and France rank globally for forest area?
- Botswana ranks 39th and France ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.