Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Namibia
Namibia: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 2.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Namibia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 2.6% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Namibia peaked at 2.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 114th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest 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% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +47.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -13.2% |
| 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 25.0%, 11% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.2%, 17% of the median. (31 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 | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 6 |
| 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest with a long-term management plan in Namibia?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Namibia was 2.6% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Namibia ranks 114th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).