Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Botswana
Botswana: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 112.5 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Botswana, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from modis in Botswana is 112.5 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Botswana peaked at 378.78 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 83.98 1000 ha, in 2013.
That places Botswana 144th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Botswana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 378.78 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 222.66 1000 ha | -41.2% |
| 2003 | 217.7 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 144.39 1000 ha | -33.7% |
| 2005 | 137.35 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 95.06 1000 ha | -30.8% |
| 2007 | 98.96 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 85.35 1000 ha | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 84.28 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 89.22 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 90.1 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 84.64 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 83.98 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 96.84 1000 ha | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 128.86 1000 ha | +33.1% |
| 2016 | 145.06 1000 ha | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 122.8 1000 ha | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 130.78 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 123.12 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 137.63 1000 ha | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 93.42 1000 ha | -32.1% |
| 2022 | 92.22 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 93.84 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 112.5 1000 ha | +19.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 112.5 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,768 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 112.5 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,469 1000 ha, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 162.73 1000 ha | 84.28 1000 ha | 378.78 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 109.54 1000 ha | 83.98 1000 ha | 145.06 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.92 1000 ha | 92.22 1000 ha | 137.63 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 141 French Southern Territories 143.84 1000 ha compare
- 142 Comoros 137.3 1000 ha compare
- 143 Yemen 122.96 1000 ha compare
- 145 Lebanon 109.56 1000 ha compare
- 146 Guadeloupe 97.14 1000 ha compare
- 147 Sao Tome and Principe 94.69 1000 ha 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 tree-covered areas — area from modis in Botswana?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Botswana was 112.5 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 378.78 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.98 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does Botswana rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Botswana ranks 144th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.