Botswana vs Réunion: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Botswana
15,730 1000 ha
in 2025
Réunion
71.77 1000 ha
in 2025
Botswana rank
37th
Réunion rank
35th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Botswana
  • Réunion
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 15,730 1000 ha against 71.77 1000 ha in Réunion, a difference of 15,658 1000 ha.

That makes Botswana's figure about 219.2 times Réunion's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 37th and Réunion ranks 35th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Réunion Difference Ahead
1990s 15,728 1000 ha 63.93 1000 ha 15,664 1000 ha Botswana
2000s 15,728 1000 ha 66.95 1000 ha 15,661 1000 ha Botswana
2010s 15,728 1000 ha 70.26 1000 ha 15,658 1000 ha Botswana
2020s 15,730 1000 ha 71.73 1000 ha 15,658 1000 ha Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Botswana or Réunion?
Botswana, at 15,730 1000 ha against 71.77 1000 ha in Réunion as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Botswana and Réunion?
15,658 1000 ha, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Réunion?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Réunion rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Botswana ranks 37th and Réunion ranks 35th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.