Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Namibia
Namibia: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 8,043 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Namibia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Namibia stood at 8,043 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Namibia peaked at 8,769 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,043 1000 ha, in 2025.
Namibia ranks 62nd of 239 countries on this measure, 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 | 8,450 1000 ha | 8,130 1000 ha | 8,769 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,056 1000 ha | 8,053 1000 ha | 8,059 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,050 1000 ha | 8,047 1000 ha | 8,053 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,045 1000 ha | 8,043 1000 ha | 8,046 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 59 Belarus 8,975 1000 ha compare
- 60 Senegal 8,649 1000 ha compare
- 61 Caribbean 8,398 1000 ha compare
- 63 French Guiana 7,982 1000 ha compare
- 64 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,728 1000 ha compare
- 65 Philippines 7,439 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Namibia
- Share co2 vs population 0.0579 (2100)
- Population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Population, total 3.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 1.57 million (2025)
- Urban population 50.9% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 1.14 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 87.20 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.14 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.14 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Namibia?
- Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Namibia was 8,043 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,769 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,043 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Namibia rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- Namibia ranks 62nd out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 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 Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).