Annual change in forest area in Namibia
Namibia: Annual change in forest area was -644.04 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Namibia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in Namibia is -644.04 hectares, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Namibia peaked at -643.95 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, -71,009 hectares, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 163rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -71,009 hectares | -71,009 hectares | -71,009 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -7,681 hectares | -71,009 hectares | -645.02 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -644.87 hectares | -646 hectares | -643.95 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -644.37 hectares | -646 hectares | -644.04 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago -424 hectares compare
- 161 Samoa -480 hectares compare
- 162 Moldova -580 hectares compare
- 164 Algeria -674 hectares compare
- 165 Solomon Islands -734.03 hectares compare
- 166 Western Sahara -798.01 hectares compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.69 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0309 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0121 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3565 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Namibia?
- Annual change in forest area in Namibia was -644.04 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was -643.95 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -71,009 hectares in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for annual change in forest area?
- Namibia ranks 163rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.