Deforestation statistics for Botswana



Botswana: Demographic data

Population (2022)2,351,627
Annual population growth rate (2022)2.10%
Population density (people/sq km)4
Net migration3,000
Fertility rate2.9
Median age24
Urban population share73%


Botswana: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 566,730
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 20,328
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 0.0%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 507
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 2.5%


Botswana: Annual forest and tree cover data

Botswana: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 131
2002: 23
2003: 9
2004: 51
2005: 49
2006: 40
2007: 34
2008: 26
2009: 41
2010: 30
2011: 21
2012: 16
2013: 14
2014: 16
2015: 0
2016: 1
2017: 1
2018: 3
2019: 0
2020: 2




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Central4,1836545711192.8%
Lobatse10000145.0%
North-East2652513704517.0%
North-West15,293111613652131.4%
Selibe Phikwe0000000.0%
South-East8736101011.9%
Southern116210032.5%
Sowa0000000.0%
Chobe27231441208731.9%
Francistown17121101481.4%
Gaborone40010128.6%
Ghanzi110001100.0%
Jwaneng0000000.0%
Kgalagadi0000000.0%
Kgatleng57302058.4%
Kweneng328000826.0%




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Admin area 2Tree cover extent
(2000)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
KwenengKweneng South274000518.5%
CentralLethlakane0000000.0%
CentralMachaneng11183101210.8%
CentralMahalapye51165002141.2%
CentralPalapye1,84816710251.4%
CentralSerowe163203102414.7%
CentralTuli131000010.8%
CentralTutume1,81642541351.9%
LobatseLobatse100001100.0%
North-EastMasungu2652513704517.0%
North-WestNgamiland East6,75068271001051.6%
North-WestNgamiland West8,54343342751081.3%
Selibe PhikweSelibe Phikwe0000000.0%
South-EastSouth East8736101011.5%
SouthernBarolong0000000.0%
SouthernNgwaketse Central1000000.0%
SouthernNgwaketse North115010021.7%
SouthernNgwaketse South110001100.0%
SowaSowa0000000.0%
ChobeChobe27231441208732.0%
FrancistownFrancistown17121101482.4%
GaboroneGaborone40010125.0%
GhanziGhanzi110001100.0%
JwanengJwaneng0000000.0%
KgalagadiGemsbok0000000.0%
KgalagadiHukunsti0000000.0%
KgalagadiTshabong0000000.0%
KgatlengKgatleng57302058.8%
KwenengKweneng North430004100.0%
CentralBobonong63010023.2%


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2019 forest data for Botswana | Archived forest data for Botswana | Forest data for Botswana

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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