Botswana

Forest Area

152547
sq. km
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  • Botswana
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

38
France172530
39
Ethiopia170685
40
South Africa170500.9
41
Laos165955
42
Paraguay161022.6
43
Botswana152547
44
Suriname151962.9
45
Vietnam146430.9
46
Mongolia141727.8
47
Mali132960
48
Ecuador124978.3

Africa Ranking

9
Cameroon203404.8
10
Sudan183595.5
11
Zimbabwe174445.8
12
Ethiopia170685
13
South Africa170500.9
14
Botswana152547
15
Mali132960
16
Madagascar124298.1
17
Senegal80681.6
18
Ghana79857.1
19
Liberia76174.4

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Definition of Forest Area

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

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