Share of forest area within protected areas in Botswana
Botswana: Share of forest area within protected areas was 10.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Botswana, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 10.8% for share of forest area within protected areas in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 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 10.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 110th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 107 Georgia 11.2% compare
- 108 Equatorial Guinea 11.0% compare
- 109 Tunisia 10.8% compare
- 110 New Caledonia 10.8% compare
- 112 United States 10.2% compare
- 113 Montenegro 10.2% compare
More environment data for Botswana
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 12.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.8 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.237 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0185 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5204 Mt CO2e (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 10.8% in 2020, 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 10.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Botswana ranks 110th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- 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 (%)