Forest area in Botswana
Botswana: Forest area was 11.23 million hectares in 2011. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Botswana, 1990–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2011, forest area in Botswana stood at 11.23 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Botswana peaked at 13.72 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.23 million hectares, in 2011.
That places Botswana 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.19 million hectares | 12.65 million hectares | 13.72 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.00 million hectares | 11.47 million hectares | 12.54 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.29 million hectares | 11.23 million hectares | 11.35 million hectares | 2 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Botswana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 354.96 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 821,007 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 32.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 60,588 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Botswana?
- Forest area in Botswana was 11.23 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.72 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.23 million hectares in 2011.
- How does Botswana rank for forest area?
- Botswana ranks 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Forest area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.