How does Namibia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Namibia ranks 132nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Namibia

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Namibia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Namibia: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 33.29 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

33.29 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

132nd

of 240 countries

All-time high

33.29 1000 ha

in 2023

All-time low

32.59 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Namibia, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 33.29 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Namibia peaked at 33.29 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.59 1000 ha, in 2001.

Namibia ranks 132nd of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	32.67 1000 ha	32.59 1000 ha	32.74 1000 ha	9
2010s	32.88 1000 ha	32.74 1000 ha	32.97 1000 ha	10
2020s	33.15 1000 ha	32.97 1000 ha	33.29 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Namibia

129 Palestine 37.17 1000 ha compare
130 Oman 36.68 1000 ha compare
131 Nepal 34.95 1000 ha compare
133 Gabon 32.91 1000 ha compare
134 Honduras 32.81 1000 ha compare
135 Chad 31.94 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Namibia

Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -2.67 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.35 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -2.67 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 1.69 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 6.76 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 7.33 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 6.76 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 7.33 % (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Namibia?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Namibia was 33.29 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 33.29 1000 ha in 2023.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 32.59 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Namibia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Namibia ranks 132nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.