Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Namibia
Namibia: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 82.01 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Namibia, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 82.01 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Namibia peaked at 82.01 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.6, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 31st of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.6 | — |
| 2001 | 36.03 | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 36.03 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39.13 | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 39.13 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40.16 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 42.92 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 45.7 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 51.36 | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 70.98 | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 79.27 | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 80.25 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 81.81 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 81.84 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.99 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.99 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.99 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.01 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 82.01 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.01 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 82.01 | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 82.01 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.58, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 82.01 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.52, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +38.2% | 51.36 | 70.98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.1 | 29.6 | 70.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.51 | 79.27 | 81.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82 | 81.99 | 82.01 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 28 French Guiana 83.22 compare
- 29 Luxembourg 82.35 compare
- 30 Guadeloupe 82.06 compare
- 31 Croatia 82.01 compare
- 33 France 81.12 compare
- 34 Germany 79.97 compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0025 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 12.29 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 46.16 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Namibia?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Namibia was 82.01 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.01 in 2022.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6 in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Namibia ranks 31st out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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