Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Botswana
Botswana: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 15,730 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Botswana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Botswana is 15,730 1000 ha, measured 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, naturally regenerating forest — 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 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Naturally regenerating forest — 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 2,407 1000 ha, 6.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 15,730 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,761 1000 ha, 4.2× 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
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 9.99 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 45.17 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Botswana?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Botswana was 15,730 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 15,730 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,728 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Botswana ranks 42nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating 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, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — 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.