Share of global annual deforestation in Namibia
Namibia: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of global annual deforestation in Namibia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of global annual deforestation in Namibia stood at 0.0%.
The figure is up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Namibia peaked at 0.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Namibia 55th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of global annual deforestation in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -89.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -32.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 22% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 7% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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 global annual deforestation in Namibia?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Namibia was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Namibia rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Namibia ranks 55th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.