Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Botswana
Botswana: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 27.8% in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
27.8%
World rank
113th
of 219 countries
All-time high
27.8%
in 2020
All-time low
27.8%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Botswana, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 27.8% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Botswana peaked at 27.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 113th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 2 |
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More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 591.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -22.05 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -21.81 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 111.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Botswana?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Botswana was 27.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Botswana ranks 113th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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