Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Namibia
Namibia: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 1.26 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Namibia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Namibia is 1.26 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 49.2% on the previous year and down 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Namibia peaked at 29.1 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.26 1000 ha, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 173rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Namibia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 29.1 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 3.21 1000 ha | -89.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5 1000 ha | -22.1% |
| 2004 | 2.61 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.31 1000 ha | -49.8% |
| 2006 | 1.31 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.84 1000 ha | +40.5% |
| 2008 | 3.57 1000 ha | +94.0% |
| 2009 | 5.71 1000 ha | +59.9% |
| 2010 | 17.1 1000 ha | +199.5% |
| 2011 | 25.16 1000 ha | +47.1% |
| 2012 | 23 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 20.39 1000 ha | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 19.04 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 15.41 1000 ha | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 7.17 1000 ha | -53.5% |
| 2017 | 2.82 1000 ha | -60.7% |
| 2018 | 3 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.63 1000 ha | -45.7% |
| 2020 | 1.93 1000 ha | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 2.87 1000 ha | +48.7% |
| 2022 | 3.02 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 2.48 1000 ha | -17.9% |
| 2024 | 1.26 1000 ha | -49.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.26 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.41 1000 ha, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.26 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.17 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.68 1000 ha | 1.31 1000 ha | 29.1 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.47 1000 ha | 1.63 1000 ha | 25.16 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 1000 ha | 1.26 1000 ha | 3.02 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 170 Anguilla 1.39 1000 ha compare
- 171 Martinique 1.37 1000 ha compare
- 172 Mayotte 1.35 1000 ha compare
- 173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.26 1000 ha compare
- 175 Solomon Islands 1.18 1000 ha compare
- 176 United Arab Emirates 1.16 1000 ha compare
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 shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Namibia?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Namibia was 1.26 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Namibia ranks 173rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.4%. 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, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.