Africa's Development: Sectoral breakdown … Forest rents in Namibia
Namibia: Africa's Development: Sectoral breakdown … Forest rents was 0.8627 Percentage of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.8627 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of in Namibia peaked at 0.9687 Percentage of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3563 Percentage of GDP, in 2000.
That places Namibia 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Sectoral breakdown … Forest rents in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3563 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.3825 Percentage of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4806 Percentage of GDP | +25.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5804 Percentage of GDP | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4725 Percentage of GDP | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4279 Percentage of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3697 Percentage of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5421 Percentage of GDP | +46.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7292 Percentage of GDP | +34.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7482 Percentage of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4882 Percentage of GDP | -34.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4863 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5549 Percentage of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6097 Percentage of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6939 Percentage of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8719 Percentage of GDP | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9687 Percentage of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7806 Percentage of GDP | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4902 Percentage of GDP | -37.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6224 Percentage of GDP | +27.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8937 Percentage of GDP | +43.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8627 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.8627 Percentage of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 Percentage of GDP, 86% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.8627 Percentage of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.81 Percentage of GDP, 31% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.509 Percentage of GDP | 0.3563 Percentage of GDP | 0.7482 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6567 Percentage of GDP | 0.4863 Percentage of GDP | 0.9687 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8782 Percentage of GDP | 0.8627 Percentage of GDP | 0.8937 Percentage of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 46 Netherlands 0.0039 Percentage of GDP compare
- 46 Belarus 1.01 Percentage of GDP compare
- 47 Tajikistan 1.01 Percentage of GDP compare
- 47 Türkiye 0 Percentage of GDP compare
- 48 New Zealand 0.9704 Percentage of GDP compare
- 50 Honduras 0.839 Percentage of GDP compare
- 51 Cambodia 0.7894 Percentage of GDP compare
- 52 Brazil 0.7634 Percentage of GDP 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of in Namibia?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of in Namibia was 0.8627 Percentage of GDP in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9687 Percentage of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3563 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of?
- Namibia ranks 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Forest rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 8 shows the breakdown of national economies by sectors of activity, looking at share of employment, contributions to GDP, along with the impact of natural resource extraction on the economy.