Botswana vs France: Share of global forest area
Botswana
0.4%
in 2025
France
0.4%
in 2025
Botswana rank
40th
France rank
38th
Share of global forest area over time
- Botswana
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | France |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | France |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Botswana or France?
- France, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Botswana and France?
- 0.0%, 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 share of global 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 Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.