Forest land — Share in Land area in Namibia
Namibia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 9.77 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Namibia stood at 9.77 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Namibia peaked at 10.65 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.77 %, in 2018.
Namibia ranks 201st of 249 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.65 % | — |
| 1991 | 10.57 % | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 10.48 % | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 10.39 % | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 10.31 % | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 10.22 % | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 10.13 % | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 10.05 % | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 9.96 % | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 9.88 % | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 9.79 % | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 9.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.78 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.77 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.77 % | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 9.77 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.45 %, 42% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 9.77 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22 %, 44% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 198 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.09 % compare
- 199 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 10.96 % compare
- 200 Burundi 10.89 % compare
- 202 Mongolia 9.1 % compare
- 203 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 8.82 % compare
- 204 Uzbekistan 8.79 % 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 — share in land area in Namibia?
- Forest land — share in land area in Namibia was 9.77 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.65 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.77 % in 2018.
- How does Namibia rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Namibia ranks 201st out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in 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.