Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan was 2.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Namibia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 2.6% for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Namibia peaked at 2.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1990.
That places Namibia 116th out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +36.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +286.8% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6%, 7% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.3%, 14% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 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 proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Namibia?
- Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Namibia was 2.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan?
- Namibia ranks 116th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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