Forestland — Area, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0061 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Botswana, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Botswana is 0.0061 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.012 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Botswana ranks 6th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.012 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0117 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0114 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0111 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0108 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0105 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0102 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.01 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0098 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0096 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0094 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0092 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.009 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0089 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0087 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0085 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0084 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0081 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0079 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.007 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0061 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 18.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0061 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 21.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0107 1000 ha per person | 0.0096 1000 ha per person | 0.012 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0086 1000 ha per person | 0.0079 1000 ha per person | 0.0094 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More climate change data for Botswana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.55 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,640 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,846 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 137.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0531 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Botswana?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Botswana was 0.0061 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.012 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Botswana rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.