What is grazing land use over the long-term in Namibia?

Grazing land use over the long-term in Namibia was 38.00 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 38.56 million hectares in 2006.

What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 224,953 hectares in 1000.

How does Namibia rank for grazing land use over the long-term?

Namibia ranks 17th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Namibia data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Grazing land use over the long-term in Namibia

Name: Grazing land use over the long-term in Namibia
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Namibia: Grazing land use over the long-term was 38.00 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

38.00 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

17th

of 202 countries

All-time high

38.56 million hectares

in 2006

All-time low

224,953 hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Grazing land use over the long-term in Namibia, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 38.00 million hectares for grazing land use over the long-term in 2025.

The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Namibia peaked at 38.56 million hectares in 2006 and was at its lowest, 224,953 hectares, in 1000.

That places Namibia 17th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	224,953 hectares	224,953 hectares	224,953 hectares	1
1100s	322,155 hectares	322,155 hectares	322,155 hectares	1
1200s	461,358 hectares	461,358 hectares	461,358 hectares	1
1300s	660,711 hectares	660,711 hectares	660,711 hectares	1
1400s	946,203 hectares	946,203 hectares	946,203 hectares	1
1500s	1.36 million hectares	1.36 million hectares	1.36 million hectares	1
1600s	1.94 million hectares	1.94 million hectares	1.94 million hectares	1
1700s	2.78 million hectares	2.78 million hectares	2.78 million hectares	1
1710s	3.65 million hectares	3.65 million hectares	3.65 million hectares	1
1720s	4.78 million hectares	4.78 million hectares	4.78 million hectares	1
1730s	6.27 million hectares	6.27 million hectares	6.27 million hectares	1
1740s	8.21 million hectares	8.21 million hectares	8.21 million hectares	1
1750s	10.76 million hectares	10.76 million hectares	10.76 million hectares	1
1760s	10.57 million hectares	10.57 million hectares	10.57 million hectares	1
1770s	10.38 million hectares	10.38 million hectares	10.38 million hectares	1
1780s	10.19 million hectares	10.19 million hectares	10.19 million hectares	1
1790s	10.00 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	1
1800s	9.81 million hectares	9.81 million hectares	9.81 million hectares	1
1810s	9.62 million hectares	9.62 million hectares	9.62 million hectares	1
1820s	9.43 million hectares	9.43 million hectares	9.43 million hectares	1
1830s	9.24 million hectares	9.24 million hectares	9.24 million hectares	1
1840s	9.05 million hectares	9.05 million hectares	9.05 million hectares	1
1850s	8.86 million hectares	8.86 million hectares	8.86 million hectares	1
1860s	9.80 million hectares	9.80 million hectares	9.80 million hectares	1
1870s	10.84 million hectares	10.84 million hectares	10.84 million hectares	1
1880s	11.98 million hectares	11.98 million hectares	11.98 million hectares	1
1890s	13.25 million hectares	13.25 million hectares	13.25 million hectares	1
1900s	14.65 million hectares	14.65 million hectares	14.65 million hectares	1
1910s	17.24 million hectares	17.24 million hectares	17.24 million hectares	1
1920s	20.11 million hectares	20.11 million hectares	20.11 million hectares	1
1930s	24.76 million hectares	24.76 million hectares	24.76 million hectares	1
1940s	30.24 million hectares	30.24 million hectares	30.24 million hectares	1
1950s	37.30 million hectares	37.12 million hectares	37.69 million hectares	10
1960s	37.98 million hectares	37.83 million hectares	38.00 million hectares	10
1970s	38.00 million hectares	38.00 million hectares	38.00 million hectares	10
1980s	38.00 million hectares	38.00 million hectares	38.00 million hectares	10
1990s	37.22 million hectares	34.76 million hectares	38.00 million hectares	10
2000s	38.05 million hectares	37.95 million hectares	38.56 million hectares	10
2010s	38.03 million hectares	38.00 million hectares	38.09 million hectares	10
2020s	38.00 million hectares	38.00 million hectares	38.00 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Namibia

14 Somalia 43.00 million hectares compare
15 Angola 40.28 million hectares compare
16 Mauritania 39.25 million hectares compare
18 Madagascar 37.30 million hectares compare
19 Turkmenistan 37.17 million hectares compare
20 Colombia 35.30 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is grazing land use over the long-term in Namibia?: Grazing land use over the long-term in Namibia was 38.00 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 38.56 million hectares in 2006.
What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 224,953 hectares in 1000.
How does Namibia rank for grazing land use over the long-term?: Namibia ranks 17th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.