Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Namibia
Namibia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 9.8% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Namibia, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 9.8% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Namibia peaked at 10.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2020.
That places Namibia 162nd out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.1% compare
- 160 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 11.0% compare
- 161 Burundi 10.9% compare
- 163 Mongolia 9.1% compare
- 164 Uzbekistan 8.8% compare
- 165 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 8.8% compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 20,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 20,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 215 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 17 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 138 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 109 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 28,080 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Namibia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Namibia was 9.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Namibia ranks 162nd out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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