Share of global forest area in Namibia
Namibia: Share of global forest area was 0.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of global forest area in Namibia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global forest area in Namibia is 0.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Namibia peaked at 0.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 59th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 56 Italy 0.2% compare
- 57 Belarus 0.2% compare
- 58 Senegal 0.2% compare
- 60 French Guiana 0.2% compare
- 61 North Korea 0.2% compare
- 62 Philippines 0.2% compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.69 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0309 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0121 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3565 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in Namibia?
- Share of global forest area in Namibia was 0.2% in 2025, 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 forest area recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for share of global forest area?
- Namibia ranks 59th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.