Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Botswana
Botswana: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 10.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
10.9%
World rank
134th
of 198 countries
All-time high
10.9%
in 1990
All-time low
10.9%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Botswana, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Botswana is 10.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Botswana peaked at 10.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 134th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.9% | — |
| 2000 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 10.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.4%, 51% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 10.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.5%, 56% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 131 Sudan 11.4% compare
- 132 Burkina Faso 11.3% compare
- 133 Saint Martin (French Part) 11.3% compare
- 135 Angola 10.3% compare
- 136 Cyprus 10.1% compare
- 137 United States 10.0% compare
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 proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Botswana?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Botswana was 10.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Botswana ranks 134th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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