15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area β Value in Namibia
Namibia: 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area β Value was 9.77 % in 2025. βΌ Falling
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area β Value in Namibia, 1990β2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area β value in Namibia stood at 9.77 %. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area β value in Namibia peaked at 10.65 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.77 %, in 2020.
Namibia ranks 162nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.65 % | 10.65 % | 10.65 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.79 % | 9.79 % | 9.79 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.78 % | 9.78 % | 9.78 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.77 % | 9.77 % | 9.77 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.07 % compare
- 160 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 10.97 % compare
- 161 Burundi 10.89 % compare
- 163 Mongolia 9.1 % compare
- 164 Uzbekistan 8.84 % compare
- 165 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 8.82 % compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 20,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 20,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 215 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 17 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 138 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 109 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 28,080 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area β value in Namibia?
- 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area β value in Namibia was 9.77 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area β value recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.65 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area β value recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.77 % in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area β value?
- Namibia ranks 162nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area β value rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area β Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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