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Forest cover — Botswana

Forest cover in Botswana in 2023 — 26.29%. Ranked 115 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.89 pp.

2023 26.29% −0.21 pp vs 2022
World rank 115of 213
Period maximum 33.18%1990
Period minimum 26.29%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Botswana, 1990–202326283032341990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 33.18%1991: 32.97%1992: 32.76%1993: 32.55%1994: 32.34%1995: 32.14%1996: 31.93%1997: 31.72%1998: 31.51%1999: 31.3%2000: 31.09%2001: 30.88%2002: 30.67%2003: 30.47%2004: 30.26%2005: 30.05%2006: 29.84%2007: 29.63%2008: 29.42%2009: 29.21%2010: 29%2011: 28.8%2012: 28.59%2013: 28.38%2014: 28.17%2015: 27.96%2016: 27.75%2017: 27.54%2018: 27.33%2019: 27.13%2020: 26.92%2021: 26.71%2022: 26.5%2023: 26.29%
Change over the period: −6.89 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana

Botswana 26.29%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Southern Africa computed 14.64%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 30.65%
Forest cover — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 26.29 −0.21 pp
2022 26.5 −0.21 pp
2021 26.71 −0.21 pp
2020 26.92 −0.21 pp
2019 27.13 −0.21 pp
2018 27.33 −0.21 pp
2017 27.54 −0.21 pp
2016 27.75 −0.21 pp
2015 27.96 −0.21 pp
2014 28.17 −0.21 pp
2013 28.38 −0.21 pp
2012 28.59 −0.21 pp
2011 28.8 −0.21 pp
2010 29 −0.21 pp
2009 29.21 −0.21 pp
2008 29.42 −0.21 pp
2007 29.63 −0.21 pp
2006 29.84 −0.21 pp
2005 30.05 −0.21 pp
2004 30.26 −0.21 pp
2003 30.47 −0.21 pp
2002 30.67 −0.21 pp
2001 30.88 −0.21 pp
2000 31.09 −0.21 pp
1999 31.3 −0.21 pp
1998 31.51 −0.21 pp
1997 31.72 −0.21 pp
1996 31.93 −0.21 pp
1995 32.14 −0.21 pp
1994 32.34 −0.21 pp
1993 32.55 −0.21 pp
1992 32.76 −0.21 pp
1991 32.97 −0.21 pp
1990 33.18 —

Southern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SZ Eswatini 29.14 BW Botswana 26.29 ZA South Africa 13.97 NA Namibia 7.81 LS Lesotho 1.14
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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