Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Namibia
Namibia: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 14,936 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Namibia, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Namibia stood at 14,936 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Namibia peaked at 15,333 1000 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 14,931 1000 ha, in 2021.
Namibia ranks 28th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Namibia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 15,323 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 15,323 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 15,323 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 15,333 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 15,325 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 15,296 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 15,293 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 15,239 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 15,252 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 15,254 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15,251 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 15,244 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 15,208 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 15,208 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 15,194 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 15,189 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 15,170 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 15,156 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 15,109 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 15,059 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 15,053 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 15,056 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15,040 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 15,040 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 15,034 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 15,019 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 14,975 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 14,950 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 14,933 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 14,931 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 14,936 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 14,936 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.47 1000 ha, 1763.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 14,936 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.25 1000 ha, 1811.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,307 1000 ha | 15,239 1000 ha | 15,333 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 15,213 1000 ha | 15,156 1000 ha | 15,254 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,034 1000 ha | 14,950 1000 ha | 15,109 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,934 1000 ha | 14,931 1000 ha | 14,936 1000 ha | 3 |
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)
- 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 terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Namibia?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Namibia was 14,936 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,333 1000 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,931 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- Namibia ranks 28th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. 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.