Agriculture-driven deforestation in Namibia
Namibia: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 0.7338 hectares in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Namibia, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture-driven deforestation in Namibia stood at 0.7338 hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.7% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture-driven deforestation in Namibia peaked at 373.54 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4405 hectares, in 2015.
Namibia ranks 171st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106.29 hectares | 11.91 hectares | 373.54 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.23 hectares | 0.4405 hectares | 69.16 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 hectares | 0.7338 hectares | 4.52 hectares | 5 |
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 agriculture-driven deforestation in Namibia?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Namibia was 0.7338 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 373.54 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4405 hectares in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Namibia ranks 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-driven deforestation rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.