Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Botswana
Botswana: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled was 0 hectares in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Botswana, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Botswana is 0 hectares, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Botswana peaked at 4.89 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 2021.
That places Botswana 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Botswana, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.89 hectares | — |
| 2002 | 0.2835 hectares | -94.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2888 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0698 hectares | -75.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0718 hectares | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2874 hectares | +300.1% |
| 2007 | 1.48 hectares | +415.7% |
| 2008 | 1.2 hectares | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8701 hectares | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5097 hectares | -41.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4002 hectares | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2908 hectares | -27.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1813 hectares | -37.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0719 hectares | -60.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0697 hectares | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2023 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2024 | 0 hectares | — |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135.51 hectares. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 168.49 hectares. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +415.7% | 0.2874 hectares | 1.48 hectares |
| 2006 | +300.1% | 0.0718 hectares | 0.2874 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 hectares | 0.0698 hectares | 4.89 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2908 hectares | 0.0719 hectares | 0.5097 hectares | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0139 hectares | 0 hectares | 0.0697 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 179 Saint Martin (French part) 0.0732 hectares compare
- 180 British Virgin Islands 0.0731 hectares compare
- 181 Lesotho 0.0668 hectares compare
- 182 Burkina Faso 0 hectares
- 182 Iraq 0 hectares compare
- 182 Mali 0 hectares
- 182 Chad 0 hectares compare
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Botswana?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Botswana was 0 hectares in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 2021.
- How does Botswana rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled?
- Botswana ranks 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.