Physical inactivity in Botswana

In Botswana, 20.2% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Insufficient physical activity among adults Unit: % of adults aged 18+ Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO
Botswana, 2022 20.2% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 −0.1percentage points 2021: 20.3%
Position in 2022 128th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Botswana over time

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% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Insufficient physical activity among adults (% of adults aged 18+), 2000 to 2022
Period Botswana
2022 20.2%
2021 20.3%
2020 20.5%
2019 20.7%
2018 20.8%
2017 21.0%
2016 21.2%
2015 21.5%
2014 21.7%
2013 22.0%
2012 22.3%
2011 22.6%
2010 22.9%
2009 23.2%
2008 23.6%
2007 23.9%
2006 24.2%
2005 24.6%
2004 24.9%
2003 25.2%
2002 25.5%
2001 25.8%
2000 26.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 20.3% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 22.3%, the figure has changed by −2.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Botswana has the 128th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NCD_PAC · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim2=AGEGROUP_YEARS18-PLUS
Observation period
2000 to 2022 for Botswana
Provider update
21 June 2024
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory