15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value in Namibia
Namibia: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value was 90,612 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value in Namibia stood at 90,612 km2. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value in Namibia peaked at 94,547 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 90,612 km2, in 2021.
Namibia ranks 39th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94,222 km2 | 93,896 km2 | 94,547 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 92,028 km2 | 91,088 km2 | 93,197 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 90,612 km2 | 90,612 km2 | 90,612 km2 | 1 |
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More environment data for Namibia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 20,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 20,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 215 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 17 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 138 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 109 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 28,080 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value in Namibia?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value in Namibia was 90,612 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 94,547 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,612 km2 in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value?
- Namibia ranks 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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