Forestland — Area — UNFCCC in Namibia
Namibia: Forestland — Area — UNFCCC was 66,536 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area — UNFCCC in Namibia, 1990–2022
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 9th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Forestland — Area — UNFCCC in Namibia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59,858 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 60,132 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 60,406 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 60,680 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 60,954 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 61,228 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 61,502 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 61,776 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 62,050 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 62,324 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 62,598 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 62,834 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 63,089 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 63,344 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 63,599 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 63,854 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 64,109 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 64,364 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 64,619 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 64,874 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 65,129 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 65,129 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65,257 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 65,385 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 65,513 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65,641 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 65,769 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 65,897 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 66,024 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 66,152 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 66,280 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 66,408 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 66,536 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 66,536 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,551 1000 ha, 8.8× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 66,536 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,437 1000 ha, 15.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 9th out of 74 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
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).