Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Botswana
Botswana: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 100 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Botswana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 100 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Botswana peaked at 100 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 100 %, in 1990.
That places Botswana 1st out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 % | — |
| 1991 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100 % | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 100 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.27 %, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 100 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97.67 %, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 6 |
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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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Botswana?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Botswana was 100 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 % in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Botswana ranks 1st out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.