Botswana vs Burkina Faso: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Botswana
10.9%
in 2025
Burkina Faso
11.3%
in 2025
Botswana rank
133rd
Burkina Faso rank
131st
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 11.3% against 10.9% in Botswana, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 133rd and Burkina Faso ranks 131st of 197 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 12.7% | 1.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 12.3% | 1.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 11.8% | 0.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 11.4% | 0.5% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Botswana or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 11.3% against 10.9% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 0.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Burkina Faso rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Botswana ranks 133rd and Burkina Faso ranks 131st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.