Forestland — Area — UNFCCC in Namibia

Namibia: Forestland — Area — UNFCCC was 66,536 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
66,536 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
10th
of 77 countries
All-time high
66,536 1000 ha
in 2022
All-time low
59,858 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Forestland — Area — UNFCCC in Namibia, 1990–2022

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620221990: 59.9k 1000 ha1991: 60.1k 1000 ha1992: 60.4k 1000 ha1993: 60.7k 1000 ha1994: 61.0k 1000 ha1995: 61.2k 1000 ha1996: 61.5k 1000 ha1997: 61.8k 1000 ha1998: 62.1k 1000 ha1999: 62.3k 1000 ha2000: 62.6k 1000 ha2001: 62.8k 1000 ha2002: 63.1k 1000 ha2003: 63.3k 1000 ha2004: 63.6k 1000 ha2005: 63.9k 1000 ha2006: 64.1k 1000 ha2007: 64.4k 1000 ha2008: 64.6k 1000 ha2009: 64.9k 1000 ha2010: 65.1k 1000 ha2011: 65.1k 1000 ha2012: 65.3k 1000 ha2013: 65.4k 1000 ha2014: 65.5k 1000 ha2015: 65.6k 1000 ha2016: 65.8k 1000 ha2017: 65.9k 1000 ha2018: 66.0k 1000 ha2019: 66.2k 1000 ha2020: 66.3k 1000 ha2021: 66.4k 1000 ha2022: 66.5k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 66,536 1000 ha for forestland — area — unfccc in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — area — unfccc in Namibia peaked at 66,536 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 59,858 1000 ha, in 1990.

Namibia ranks 10th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61,091 1000 ha 59,858 1000 ha 62,324 1000 ha 10
2000s 63,728 1000 ha 62,598 1000 ha 64,874 1000 ha 10
2010s 65,590 1000 ha 65,129 1000 ha 66,152 1000 ha 10
2020s 66,408 1000 ha 66,280 1000 ha 66,536 1000 ha 3

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 7 Indonesia 96,091 1000 ha compare
  2. 8 Mexico 95,451 1000 ha compare
  3. 9 India 71,030 1000 ha compare
  4. 11 Argentina 47,946 1000 ha compare
  5. 12 Sweden 28,174 1000 ha compare
  6. 13 France 26,717 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — area — unfccc in Namibia?
Forestland — area — unfccc in Namibia was 66,536 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — area — unfccc recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 66,536 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest forestland — area — unfccc recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 59,858 1000 ha in 1990.
How does Namibia rank for forestland — area — unfccc?
Namibia ranks 10th out of 77 countries with data for 2022.
Is forestland — area — unfccc rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forestland — Area — UNFCCC
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
79 places, 2,236 data points, 1990–2023
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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).