15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land in Namibia
Namibia: 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land was 0 % in 2021. ◆ Volatile
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0 % for 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: remaining moutain area; land in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: remaining moutain area; land in Namibia peaked at 0.01 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 %, in 2000.
That places Namibia 115th out of 145 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 % | — |
| 2005 | 0.01 % | — |
| 2010 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 % | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.005 % | 0 % | 0.01 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 115 American Samoa 0 %
- 115 Azerbaijan 0 % compare
- 115 British Virgin Islands 0 %
- 115 Brunei Darussalam 0 % compare
- 115 Christmas Island 0 %
- 115 Cook Islands 0 %
- 115 Djibouti 0 %
- 115 Egypt 0 %
- 115 Eritrea 0 % compare
- 115 Fiji 0 %
- 115 French Polynesia 0 %
- 115 Georgia 0 %
- 115 Guam 0 %
- 115 Iraq 0 % compare
- 115 Mauritania 0 %
- 115 Mauritius 0 %
- 115 Mongolia 0 %
- 115 Niger 0 %
- 115 Northern Mariana Islands 0 %
- 115 Oman 0 % compare
- 115 Réunion 0 %
- 115 Samoa 0 %
- 115 Saudi Arabia 0 %
- 115 Somalia 0 % compare
- 115 Tonga 0 %
- 115 United Arab Emirates 0 % compare
- 115 United States Virgin Islands 0 %
- 115 Uzbekistan 0 % compare
- 115 Western Sahara 0 %
- 115 Yemen 0 % compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0004 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -46.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0002 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: remaining moutain area; land in Namibia?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: remaining moutain area; land in Namibia was 0 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: remaining moutain area; land recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: remaining moutain area; land recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 % in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: remaining moutain area; land?
- Namibia ranks 115th out of 145 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: remaining moutain area; land rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Index: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Shrub-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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