Annual deforestation in Namibia
Namibia: Annual deforestation was 3,220 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual deforestation in Namibia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual deforestation in Namibia is 3,220 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Namibia peaked at 71,650 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,220 hectares per year, in 2010.
Namibia ranks 55th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71,650 hectares per year | 71,650 hectares per year | 71,650 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,450 hectares per year | 6,450 hectares per year | 6,450 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,225 hectares per year | 3,220 hectares per year | 3,230 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,220 hectares per year | 3,220 hectares per year | 3,220 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 deforestation in Namibia?
- Annual deforestation in Namibia was 3,220 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 71,650 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,220 hectares per year in 2010.
- How does Namibia rank for annual deforestation?
- Namibia ranks 55th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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