What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Botswana and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

0.0404 sq. km per person, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Forest area (sq. km), per capita

Botswana

0.0601 sq. km per person

in 2023

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0197 sq. km per person

in 2023

Botswana rank

5th

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

3rd

Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time

Botswana
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0601 sq. km per person against 0.0197 sq. km per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0404 sq. km per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 3.0 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 5th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd of 214 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1204 sq. km per person	0.0203 sq. km per person	0.1001 sq. km per person	Botswana
2000s	0.0938 sq. km per person	0.0204 sq. km per person	0.0735 sq. km per person	Botswana
2010s	0.0729 sq. km per person	0.0199 sq. km per person	0.053 sq. km per person	Botswana
2020s	0.0623 sq. km per person	0.0196 sq. km per person	0.0427 sq. km per person	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Botswana or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Botswana, at 0.0601 sq. km per person against 0.0197 sq. km per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Botswana and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 0.0404 sq. km per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?: Botswana ranks 5th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 12 October 2026

Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.