Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre was 1.42 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.42 m3 per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
149th
of 170 countries
All-time high
1.42 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
1.07 m3 per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Botswana is 1.42 m3 per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 1.42 m3 per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.07 m3 per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Botswana 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.07 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.07 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.08 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.09 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.09 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.1 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 1.1 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.11 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.11 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.12 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 1.12 m3 per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.1 m3 per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 1.09 m3 per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.09 m3 per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.13 m3 per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 1.13 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.16 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.16 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.18 m3 per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.19 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.2 m3 per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.21 m3 per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.21 m3 per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.21 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.22 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.23 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.23 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.22 m3 per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.21 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.21 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.22 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.22 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.24 m3 per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.26 m3 per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.27 m3 per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.28 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.29 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.29 m3 per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.31 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.31 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.32 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.33 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.34 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.35 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.36 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.37 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.37 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.38 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.39 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.4 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.41 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.41 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.42 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.42 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.42 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.42 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.42 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.42 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.42 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.42 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.42 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1.42 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.55 m3 per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1.42 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.17 m3 per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 m3 per square kilometre | 1.07 m3 per square kilometre | 1.11 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.13 m3 per square kilometre | 1.09 m3 per square kilometre | 1.18 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 m3 per square kilometre | 1.19 m3 per square kilometre | 1.23 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 m3 per square kilometre | 1.21 m3 per square kilometre | 1.3 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 m3 per square kilometre | 1.31 m3 per square kilometre | 1.38 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 m3 per square kilometre | 1.39 m3 per square kilometre | 1.42 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 m3 per square kilometre | 1.42 m3 per square kilometre | 1.42 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 146 Mauritania 2.34 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 147 French Polynesia 1.66 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 148 New Caledonia 1.53 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 150 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.35 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 151 Yemen 1.27 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 152 Israel 1.25 m3 per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4736 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Botswana was 1.42 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 m3 per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 m3 per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for roundwood — production, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roundwood — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roundwood — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roundwood — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.