People displaced internally by natural disasters in Botswana
Botswana: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 99 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Botswana, 2009–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people displaced internally by natural disasters in Botswana is 99 number of cases, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 87.3% on the previous year and down 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Botswana peaked at 2,000 number of cases in 2014 and was at its lowest, 99 number of cases, in 2023.
That places Botswana 126th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 870 number of cases | 870 number of cases | 870 number of cases | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,410 number of cases | 250 number of cases | 2,000 number of cases | 5 |
| 2020s | 439.5 number of cases | 99 number of cases | 780 number of cases | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Botswana?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Botswana was 99 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,000 number of cases in 2014.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 99 number of cases in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Botswana ranks 126th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally-displaced persons are defined as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, as a result of natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.