Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0601 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Botswana is 0.0601 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.144 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0601 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 5th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.144 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1393 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1345 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1299 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1255 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1215 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1178 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1144 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1111 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.108 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.105 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1022 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0996 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0972 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0949 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0926 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0902 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0879 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0855 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0832 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0809 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0787 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0768 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0751 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0735 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0719 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0704 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0689 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0674 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0659 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0645 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.063 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0616 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0601 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0601 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 sq. km per person, 21.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0601 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 sq. km per person, 20.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1246 sq. km per person | 0.108 sq. km per person | 0.144 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0938 sq. km per person | 0.0832 sq. km per person | 0.105 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0729 sq. km per person | 0.0659 sq. km per person | 0.0809 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0623 sq. km per person | 0.0601 sq. km per person | 0.0645 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More agriculture & rural data for Botswana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0305 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1024 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0004 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 10.09 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 138.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0839 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Botswana?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Botswana was 0.0601 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.144 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0601 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 5th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
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.