Botswana - Forest Area

Since 2014, Botswana Forest Area was down by 0.7points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 116 among other countries in Forest Area with 27.18 Percent of Land Area. Botswana is overtaken by Benin, which was ranked number 115 with 28.35 Percent of Land Area and is followed by Guinea with 25.41 Percent of Land Area. Suriname ranked the highest with 97.54 Percent of Land Area in 2019, that is a fall of 0points compared to 2018. Guyana, Federated States of Micronesia and Gabon respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Malta witnessed the best average annual growth at +5.4points per year, while Northern Mariana Islands witnessed the worst performance at -4.3points per year.

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Date Percent of Land Area
2019 27.18
2018 27.33
2017 27.54
2016 27.75
2015 27.96
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How does Botswana rank in Forest Area?

# 203 Countries Percent of Land Area Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Suriname
97.54 % 2019 -0.0 % -0.1 % View data
2 #2
Guyana
93.61 % 2019 -0.0 % -0.1 % View data
115 #115
Benin
28.35 % 2019 -1.2 % -1.4 % View data
116 #116
Botswana
27.18 % 2019 -0.6 % -0.7 % View data
117 #117
Guinea
25.41 % 2019 -0.4 % -0.6 % View data
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