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Botswana: Forest area (sq. km)

157,302sq km · 2025+0.0% since 2015

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. Annual figures for Botswana from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
2025157,302
2024157,302
2023157,302
2022157,302
2021157,302
2020157,302
2019157,297.4
2018157,292.8
2017157,288.2
2016157,283.6
2015157,279
2014157,279
2013157,279
2012157,279
2011157,279
2010157,279
2009157,279
2008157,279
2007157,279
2006157,279
2005157,279
2004157,279
2003157,279
2002157,279
2001157,279
2000157,279
1999157,279
1998157,279
1997157,279
1996157,279
1995157,279
1994157,279
1993157,279
1992157,279
1991157,279
1990157,279

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Forest area (sq. km). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-forest-area (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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