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Country
Map of Botswana
Africa · Gaborone
Botswana lies on the African Plate. Its natural and humanitarian risk index (INFORM) is 2.9 out of 10, a low level.
- Capital
- Gaborone
- Population
- 2,480,244
- Area
- 581,737 km²
- Continent
- Africa
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
INFORM index by the European Commission, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), for each type of hazard.
People Exposed Each Year
- 3,484to river floods
Risk Index Over Time
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- CycloneLow
- LandslideVery Low
Volcanoes
No volcano active over the last 10,000 years is recorded in this country.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
No major earthquake has been recorded in this country since 1900.
Tropical Cyclones
1 major tropical cyclone has made landfall in Botswana since 1950. The deadliest and most powerful are listed below.
- 2000Cyclone Eline:leone · 0 km/h
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution