15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely in Botswana
Botswana: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely was 0.1 km2 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely in Botswana, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely in Botswana stood at 0.1 km2. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely in Botswana peaked at 0.1 km2 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 km2, in 2000.
That places Botswana 89th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely in Botswana, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 0 km2 | — |
| 2010 | 0 km2 | — |
| 2015 | 0 km2 | — |
| 2018 | 0.1 km2 | — |
| 2021 | 0.1 km2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 km2 | 0 km2 | 0 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0333 km2 | 0 km2 | 0.1 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.1 km2 | 0.1 km2 | 0.1 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 86 Indonesia 0.2 km2 compare
- 86 Nigeria 0.2 km2 compare
- 86 Samoa 0.2 km2 compare
- 89 Lesotho 0.1 km2 compare
- 89 Papua New Guinea 0.1 km2 compare
- 92 American Samoa 0 km2
- 92 Bangladesh 0 km2
- 92 Barbados 0 km2
- 92 Belgium 0 km2
- 92 Belize 0 km2
- 92 Benin 0 km2
- 92 British Virgin Islands 0 km2
- 92 Brunei Darussalam 0 km2
- 92 Burkina Faso 0 km2
- 92 Burundi 0 km2
- 92 Cambodia 0 km2
- 92 Cameroon 0 km2
- 92 Central African Republic 0 km2
- 92 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 km2
- 92 Christmas Island 0 km2
- 92 Comoros 0 km2
- 92 Congo 0 km2
- 92 Cook Islands 0 km2
- 92 Costa Rica 0 km2
- 92 Cuba 0 km2
- 92 Dominican Republic 0 km2
- 92 El Salvador 0 km2
- 92 Equatorial Guinea 0 km2
- 92 Eswatini 0 km2
- 92 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 km2
- 92 French Guiana 0 km2
- 92 Gabon 0 km2
- 92 Ghana 0 km2
- 92 Grenada 0 km2
- 92 Guadeloupe 0 km2
- 92 Guam 0 km2
- 92 Guatemala 0 km2
- 92 Guinea 0 km2
- 92 Guyana 0 km2
- 92 Haiti 0 km2
- 92 Honduras 0 km2
- 92 Hungary 0 km2
- 92 Isle of Man 0 km2
- 92 Jamaica 0 km2
- 92 Japan 0 km2
- 92 Liberia 0 km2
- 92 Luxembourg 0 km2
- 92 Malawi 0 km2
- 92 Malaysia 0 km2
- 92 Martinique 0 km2
- 92 Mauritius 0 km2
- 92 Mayotte 0 km2
- 92 Montserrat 0 km2
- 92 Mozambique 0 km2 compare
- 92 New Caledonia 0 km2
- 92 Nicaragua 0 km2
- 92 Northern Mariana Islands 0 km2
- 92 Panama 0 km2
- 92 Paraguay 0 km2
- 92 Philippines 0 km2
- 92 Puerto Rico 0 km2
- 92 Republic of Korea 0 km2
- 92 Réunion 0 km2
- 92 Rwanda 0 km2
- 92 Saint Lucia 0 km2
- 92 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 km2
- 92 San Marino 0 km2
- 92 Senegal 0 km2
- 92 Sierra Leone 0 km2
- 92 Solomon Islands 0 km2
- 92 South Africa 0 km2
- 92 Sri Lanka 0 km2
- 92 Suriname 0 km2
- 92 Thailand 0 km2
- 92 Togo 0 km2
- 92 Tonga 0 km2
- 92 Trinidad and Tobago 0 km2
- 92 Uganda 0 km2
- 92 Ukraine 0 km2
- 92 United States Virgin Islands 0 km2
- 92 Uruguay 0 km2
- 92 Vanuatu 0 km2
- 92 Zambia 0 km2
More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -21.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0085 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 0.335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely in Botswana?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely in Botswana was 0.1 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 km2 in 2018.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 km2 in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely?
- Botswana ranks 89th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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