Share of forest area within protected areas in Botswana
Botswana: Share of forest area within protected areas was 10.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Botswana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 10.9% for share of forest area within protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Botswana peaked at 10.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 134th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.9% | — |
| 2000 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +0.7% |
| 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 21.0%, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 10.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 55% of the median. (47 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 | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 6 |
| 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 Montenegro 10.2% compare
- 137 Cyprus 10.1% 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 share of forest area within protected areas in Botswana?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Botswana was 10.9% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Botswana ranks 134th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).