Forest area as share of land area in Namibia
Namibia: Forest area as share of land area was 9.77 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
9.77
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
170th
of 216 countries
All-time high
10.65
in 1990
All-time low
9.77
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Namibia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 9.77 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Namibia peaked at 10.65 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.77, in 2025.
That places Namibia 170th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.26 | 9.88 | 10.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.79 | 9.78 | 9.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.78 | 9.77 | 9.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.77 | 9.77 | 9.77 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 167 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.07 compare
- 168 Netherlands 10.97 compare
- 169 Burundi 10.89 compare
- 171 Mongolia 9.1 compare
- 172 Uzbekistan 8.84 compare
- 173 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 8.82 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 forest area as share of land area in Namibia?
- Forest area as share of land area in Namibia was 9.77 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.65 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.77 in 2025.
- How does Namibia rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Namibia ranks 170th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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