Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Namibia
Namibia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was -0.0092 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Namibia, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Namibia is -0.0092 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Namibia peaked at -0.0061 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.8736 % change on previous year, in 2000.
That places Namibia 153rd out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.8099 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.8165 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1993 | -0.8233 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1994 | -0.8301 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1995 | -0.837 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1996 | -0.8441 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1997 | -0.8513 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1998 | -0.8586 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1999 | -0.866 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2000 | -0.8736 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2001 | -0.0061 % change on previous year | -99.3% |
| 2002 | -0.0092 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0061 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2004 | -0.0092 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2005 | -0.0061 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2006 | -0.0092 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0061 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2008 | -0.0092 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2009 | -0.0061 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2010 | -0.0092 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0092 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.0061 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2013 | -0.0092 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2014 | -0.0061 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2015 | -0.0092 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2016 | -0.0092 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0092 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0061 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2019 | -0.0092 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2020 | -0.0092 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.0092 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2022 | -0.0061 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2023 | -0.0092 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0061 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2025 | -0.0092 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.8374 % change on previous year | -0.866 % change on previous year | -0.8099 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.0941 % change on previous year | -0.8736 % change on previous year | -0.0061 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0083 % change on previous year | -0.0092 % change on previous year | -0.0061 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0082 % change on previous year | -0.0092 % change on previous year | -0.0061 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 152 Melanesia -0.0038 % change on previous year compare
- 154 Papua New Guinea -0.0111 % change on previous year compare
- 155 Switzerland -0.0134 % change on previous year compare
- 156 Ethiopia -0.0147 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Namibia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,137 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 120.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 57.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 54.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2054 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Namibia?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Namibia was -0.0092 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0061 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8736 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 153rd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.