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.

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Namibia

Name: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Namibia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Namibia: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 1.26 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.26 1000 ha

Change on year

down 49.2%

World rank

189th

of 240 countries

All-time high

29.1 1000 ha

in 2001

All-time low

1.26 1000 ha

in 2024

Years of data

2001–2024

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 189th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

186 Anguilla 1.39 1000 ha compare
187 Martinique 1.37 1000 ha compare
188 Mayotte 1.35 1000 ha compare
189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.26 1000 ha compare
191 Solomon Islands 1.18 1000 ha compare
192 United Arab Emirates 1.16 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

More environment data for Namibia

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.93 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7.57 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 100.2 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 46.16 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 97.91 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 38,000 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.03 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 13.51 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 2.06 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 798.49 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Namibia →

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 189th out of 240 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.