Forest land — Area in Namibia
Namibia: Forest land — Area was 8,043 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Namibia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Namibia stood at 8,043 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Namibia peaked at 8,769 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,043 1000 ha, in 2025.
Namibia ranks 69th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Namibia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,769 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8,698 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 8,627 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 8,556 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 8,485 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 8,414 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 8,343 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 8,272 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 8,201 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 8,130 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 8,059 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 8,058 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 8,058 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 8,057 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 8,056 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 8,056 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 8,055 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,055 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 8,054 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 8,053 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 8,053 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,052 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 8,051 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,051 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,050 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,049 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,049 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,048 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,047 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 8,047 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 8,046 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 8,046 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 8,045 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 8,044 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 8,044 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 8,043 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 8,043 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 8,043 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,450 1000 ha | 8,130 1000 ha | 8,769 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,056 1000 ha | 8,053 1000 ha | 8,059 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,050 1000 ha | 8,047 1000 ha | 8,053 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,045 1000 ha | 8,043 1000 ha | 8,046 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 66 Belarus 8,975 1000 ha compare
- 67 Senegal 8,649 1000 ha compare
- 68 Caribbean 8,398 1000 ha compare
- 70 French Guiana 7,982 1000 ha compare
- 71 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,728 1000 ha compare
- 72 Philippines 7,439 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Namibia?
- Forest land — area in Namibia was 8,043 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,769 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,043 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Namibia rank for forest land — area?
- Namibia ranks 69th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.