Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Botswana
Botswana: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 2.38 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2.38
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
101st
of 138 countries
All-time high
2.4
in 2010
All-time low
2.38
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Botswana, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Botswana is 2.38, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Botswana peaked at 2.4 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.38, in 2025.
Botswana ranks 101st of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.4 | — |
| 2011 | 2.4 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.4 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.39 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.39 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.39 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.39 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.39 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.39 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.39 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.39 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.39 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.39 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.38 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.38 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.38 | -0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 2.38 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.78, 86% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 2.38 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.15, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.39 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Botswana?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Botswana was 2.38 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 in 2025.
- How does Botswana rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Botswana ranks 101st out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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