Is pornography legal in Botswana?
Illegal
Possession and import of obscene material is illegal in Botswana.
Botswana is one of 61 countries classified “Illegal” for pornography — 86% of the 71 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Pornography laws by region
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- South Africa
- Restricted X18-rated pornography is legal but only sold to adults in registered stores.
- Eswatini
- Legal Pornography is legal in Eswatini if it passes a three-element test.
- Zambia
- Illegal Possession and distribution of obscene materials is illegal in Zambia.
- Malawi
- Illegal Possession and distribution of adult pornography is illegal in Malawi.
- Tanzania
- Illegal Making and possessing obscene materials is illegal in Tanzania.
- Uganda
- Illegal Adult pornography is illegal in Uganda with up to 10 years imprisonment.
Other laws in Botswana
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Sex Work
- Decriminalized / unregulated
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.