Forest land — Share in Land area in Botswana

Botswana: Forest land — Share in Land area was 27.76 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
27.76 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
127th
of 231 countries
All-time high
27.76 %
in 2019
All-time low
27.75 %
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Botswana, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 27.8 %1991: 27.8 %1992: 27.8 %1993: 27.8 %1994: 27.8 %1995: 27.8 %1996: 27.8 %1997: 27.8 %1998: 27.8 %1999: 27.8 %2000: 27.8 %2001: 27.8 %2002: 27.8 %2003: 27.8 %2004: 27.8 %2005: 27.8 %2006: 27.8 %2007: 27.8 %2008: 27.8 %2009: 27.8 %2010: 27.8 %2011: 27.8 %2012: 27.8 %2013: 27.8 %2014: 27.8 %2015: 27.8 %2016: 27.8 %2017: 27.8 %2018: 27.8 %2019: 27.8 %2020: 27.8 %2021: 27.8 %2022: 27.8 %2023: 27.8 %2024: 27.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Botswana is 27.76 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Botswana peaked at 27.76 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.75 %, in 1990.

That places Botswana 127th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Botswana?
Forest land — share in land area in Botswana was 27.76 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 27.76 % in 2019.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 27.75 % in 1990.
How does Botswana rank for forest land — share in land area?
Botswana ranks 127th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.