Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.1282 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1282 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
2nd
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.6301 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.1282 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Namibia stood at 0.1282 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.6301 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1282 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Namibia ranks 2nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6301 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6171 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6036 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5896 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5753 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5608 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5459 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5311 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5162 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5014 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4868 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4724 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4584 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4448 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4313 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4192 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4081 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4012 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3947 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3872 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3829 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3761 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3663 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3565 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3464 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.336 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3254 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3141 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2948 Square kilometres per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2775 Square kilometres per person | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2684 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.26 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2519 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2442 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2372 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2308 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.225 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2193 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2139 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2089 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2046 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2011 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1982 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1957 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1932 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1908 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1882 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1856 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1829 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1801 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.177 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1731 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1687 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1643 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.16 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1558 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1516 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1474 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1434 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1393 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1352 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1315 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1282 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1282 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 69.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1282 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0036 Square kilometres per person, 35.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5744 Square kilometres per person | 0.5162 Square kilometres per person | 0.6301 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4418 Square kilometres per person | 0.3947 Square kilometres per person | 0.5014 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3486 Square kilometres per person | 0.2948 Square kilometres per person | 0.3872 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2428 Square kilometres per person | 0.2139 Square kilometres per person | 0.2775 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1949 Square kilometres per person | 0.1829 Square kilometres per person | 0.2089 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1622 Square kilometres per person | 0.1434 Square kilometres per person | 0.1801 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1336 Square kilometres per person | 0.1282 Square kilometres per person | 0.1393 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
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 use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Namibia?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Namibia was 0.1282 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6301 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1282 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 2nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.