Forest land — Area in Botswana
Botswana: Forest land — Area was 15,730 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Botswana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Botswana is 15,730 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Botswana peaked at 15,730 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,728 1000 ha, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 47th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest land — Area in Botswana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,728 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15,729 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15,729 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 15,730 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 6.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 15,730 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 4.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,728 1000 ha | 15,728 1000 ha | 15,728 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,728 1000 ha | 15,728 1000 ha | 15,728 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,728 1000 ha | 15,728 1000 ha | 15,730 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,730 1000 ha | 15,730 1000 ha | 15,730 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3323 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Botswana?
- Forest land — area in Botswana was 15,730 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 15,730 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,728 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for forest land — area?
- Botswana ranks 47th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.