Forest area in Botswana
Botswana: Forest area was 15.73 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Botswana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Botswana is 15.73 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Botswana peaked at 15.73 million hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.73 million hectares, in 1990.
That places Botswana 40th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.73 million hectares | 15.73 million hectares | 15.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.73 million hectares | 15.73 million hectares | 15.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.73 million hectares | 15.73 million hectares | 15.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.73 million hectares | 15.73 million hectares | 15.73 million hectares | 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 in Botswana?
- Forest area in Botswana was 15.73 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 15.73 million hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.73 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for forest area?
- Botswana ranks 40th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.