Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Namibia
Namibia: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 1,101 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Namibia, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Namibia is 1,101 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.4% on the previous year and up 240.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Namibia peaked at 1,101 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 185.66 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Namibia ranks 100th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 185.66 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 323.29 Square kilometres | +74.1% |
| 2015 | 337.17 Square kilometres | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 653.6 Square kilometres | +93.8% |
| 2022 | 1,101 Square kilometres | +68.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1,101 Square kilometres is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,157 Square kilometres, 35% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1,101 Square kilometres is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,619 Square kilometres, 42% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 185.66 Square kilometres | 185.66 Square kilometres | 185.66 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 330.23 Square kilometres | 323.29 Square kilometres | 337.17 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 877.07 Square kilometres | 653.6 Square kilometres | 1,101 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Namibia?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Namibia was 1,101 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,101 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 185.66 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Namibia rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Namibia ranks 100th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation