Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Namibia
Namibia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 326.14 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Namibia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Namibia is 326.14 million t, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Namibia peaked at 355.59 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 326.14 million t, in 2025.
That places Namibia 70th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 342.63 million t | 329.67 million t | 355.59 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 326.68 million t | 326.57 million t | 326.79 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 326.42 million t | 326.3 million t | 326.54 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 326.2 million t | 326.14 million t | 326.27 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 67 Guinea 371.49 million t compare
- 68 Serbia, Republic of 362.36 million t compare
- 69 Costa Rica 341.15 million t compare
- 71 Georgia 315.57 million t compare
- 72 Bhutan 313.18 million t compare
- 73 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 300.88 million t compare
More climate change data for Namibia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.099 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Namibia?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Namibia was 326.14 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 355.59 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 326.14 million t in 2025.
- How does Namibia rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Namibia ranks 70th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.