Forest land area fell 0.934% to 108 '000 sq km in Botswana in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Botswana reached an all time high of 137 '000 sq km in 1990 and an all time low of 108 '000 sq km in 2015. When compared to Botswana's main peers, forest land area in Namibia amounted to 69.2 '000 sq km, 92.4 '000 sq km in South Africa, 486 '000 sq km in Zambia and 141 '000 sq km in Zimbabwe in 2015.
Botswana has been ranked 48th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Angola | '000 sq km | 586 | 585 | 584 | 582 | 581 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | '000 sq km | 115 | 114 | 112 | 111 | 110 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | '000 sq km | 1,544 | 1,541 | 1,538 | 1,535 | 1,532 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | '000 sq km | 0.438 | 0.440 | 0.450 | 0.460 | 0.470 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | '000 sq km | 392 | 390 | 388 | 386 | 384 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | '000 sq km | 73.6 | 72.9 | 72.2 | 71.4 | 70.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | '000 sq km | 92.4 | 92.4 | 92.4 | 92.4 | 92.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | '000 sq km | 5.59 | 5.63 | 5.68 | 5.72 | 5.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | '000 sq km | 338 | 479 | 475 | 472 | 468 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | '000 sq km | 496 | 495 | 493 | 491 | 490 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | '000 sq km | 160 | 156 | 153 | 150 | 147 |
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