Share global forest in Botswana
Botswana: Share global forest was 0.3799 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.3799
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
40th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.3799
in 2025
All-time low
0.3621
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Botswana, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.3799 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Botswana peaked at 0.3799 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3621, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 40th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share global forest in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3621 | — |
| 1991 | 0.363 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3639 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3648 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3657 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3666 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3675 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3684 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3694 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3703 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3712 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3716 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3719 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3722 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3725 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3728 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3731 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3734 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3738 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3741 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3744 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3747 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3751 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3754 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3758 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3761 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3764 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3767 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.377 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3774 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3777 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3781 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3786 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.379 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3795 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3799 | +0.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.3799 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 6.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.3799 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3662 | 0.3621 | 0.3703 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3727 | 0.3712 | 0.3741 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3759 | 0.3744 | 0.3774 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3788 | 0.3777 | 0.3799 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More environment data for Botswana
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 9.99 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 45.17 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Botswana?
- Share global forest in Botswana was 0.3799 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3799 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3621 in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for share global forest?
- Botswana ranks 40th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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