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 42nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 |
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More environment data for Botswana
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.43 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3.75 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 45.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.99 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.01 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.01 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 260 1000 ha (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 42nd out of 231 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.