Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.2778 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2778 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
4th
of 181 countries
All-time high
1.37 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2778 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Namibia is 0.2778 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Namibia peaked at 1.37 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2778 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Namibia 4th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.37 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.34 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 1.31 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 1.28 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 1.25 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.21 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 1.18 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.15 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 1.12 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 1.09 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 1.05 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 1.02 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9932 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9637 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9345 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9081 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8842 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8691 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8551 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8389 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8295 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8149 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7935 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7723 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7506 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7279 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7049 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6806 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6387 Square kilometres per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6012 Square kilometres per person | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5816 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5634 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5457 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.529 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5139 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5001 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4874 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4751 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4635 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4527 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4433 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4356 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4294 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4239 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4186 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4133 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4079 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4022 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3963 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3902 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3836 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3751 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3655 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3561 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3468 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3375 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3284 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3194 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3106 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3017 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2929 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2849 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2778 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.2778 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 22.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.2778 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.015 Square kilometres per person, 18.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.24 Square kilometres per person | 1.12 Square kilometres per person | 1.37 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9572 Square kilometres per person | 0.8551 Square kilometres per person | 1.09 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7552 Square kilometres per person | 0.6387 Square kilometres per person | 0.8389 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5261 Square kilometres per person | 0.4635 Square kilometres per person | 0.6012 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4223 Square kilometres per person | 0.3963 Square kilometres per person | 0.4527 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3513 Square kilometres per person | 0.3106 Square kilometres per person | 0.3902 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2893 Square kilometres per person | 0.2778 Square kilometres per person | 0.3017 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 1 Greenland 7.22 Square kilometres per person compare
- 2 Mongolia 0.4477 Square kilometres per person compare
- 3 Australia 0.2885 Square kilometres per person compare
- 5 Iceland 0.2614 Square kilometres per person compare
- 6 Guyana 0.2555 Square kilometres per person compare
- 7 Suriname 0.2552 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Namibia?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Namibia was 0.2778 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2778 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 4th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.