Forest area as share of land area in Botswana
Botswana: Forest area as share of land area was 27.76 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
27.76
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
118th
of 216 countries
All-time high
27.76
in 2020
All-time low
27.75
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Botswana, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 27.76 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Botswana peaked at 27.76 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.75, in 1990.
That places Botswana 118th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.75 | 27.75 | 27.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.75 | 27.75 | 27.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.75 | 27.75 | 27.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.76 | 27.76 | 27.76 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More environment data for Botswana
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 12.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.8 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.237 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0185 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5204 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Botswana?
- Forest area as share of land area in Botswana was 27.76 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 27.76 in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.75 in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Botswana ranks 118th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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