Botswana's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi, and the total size is 224,610 sq mi, with inland water included. Botswana rankes 47/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.38% of the land mass of all countries.
45.6% of its territory is agricultural land.
Botswana has 0.54% of the world's agricultural land area.
26.3% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.37% of the world's forests.

Botswana total size and land area

	Botswana	Rank
Total surface area	224,610 sq mi	47/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.11%	N/A
Land area	218,816 sq mi	47/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.38%	N/A
Population	2,521,139	142/197
Population density	11.9 ppl/mi²	190/197

Botswana's True Size on the Map

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Botswana's area by type

	Botswana	Rank
Forest area	57,528 sq mi	44/196
Forest area as share of land	26.3%	108/196
World's forests share	0.37%	N/A
Agricultural land	99,854 sq mi	43/194
Agricultural land share	45.6%	74/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.54%	N/A
Arable land	1,004 sq mi	138/191
Arable land share	0.46%	185/191
Permanent cropland	7.72 sq mi	176/192
Permanent cropland share	0.004%	192/192
Water area	5,794 sq mi	34/197
Water as share of total area	2.58%	64/197
Roads length	19,727 mi	82/176
Land borders length	2,701 mi	45/197
Coastline length	0 mi	161/197

Botswana's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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