Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Botswana

Botswana: Forest area, 1000 Hectares was 14,900 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
14,900
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
44th
of 225 countries
All-time high
18,567
in 1992
All-time low
14,900
in 2023
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Botswana, 1992–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1992200720231992: 18.6k1993: 18.4k1994: 18.3k1995: 18.2k1996: 18.1k1997: 18.0k1998: 17.9k1999: 17.7k2000: 17.6k2001: 17.5k2002: 17.4k2003: 17.3k2004: 17.1k2005: 17.0k2006: 16.9k2007: 16.8k2008: 16.7k2009: 16.6k2010: 16.4k2011: 16.3k2012: 16.2k2013: 16.1k2014: 16.0k2015: 15.8k2016: 15.7k2017: 15.6k2018: 15.5k2019: 15.4k2020: 15.3k2021: 15.1k2022: 15.0k2023: 14.9k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 14,900 for forest area, 1000 hectares in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares in Botswana peaked at 18,567 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 14,900, in 2023.

Botswana ranks 44th of 225 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,153 17,739 18,567 8
2000s 17,088 16,556 17,621 10
2010s 15,905 15,373 16,438 10
2020s 15,077 14,900 15,255 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 41 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 16,492 compare
  2. 42 Paraguay 15,264 compare
  3. 43 Suriname 15,160 compare
  4. 45 Viet Nam 14,871 compare
  5. 46 Mongolia 14,170 compare
  6. 47 Mali 13,296 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area, 1000 hectares in Botswana?
Forest area, 1000 hectares in Botswana was 14,900 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 18,567 in 1992.
What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 14,900 in 2023.
How does Botswana rank for forest area, 1000 hectares?
Botswana ranks 44th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest area, 1000 hectares rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
236 places, 7,520 data points, 1992–2023
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