Grassland organic soils — Area in Namibia

Namibia: Grassland organic soils — Area was 106.11 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
106.11 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
101st
of 238 countries
All-time high
106.11 ha
in 2019
All-time low
67.34 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area in Namibia, 1990–2024

02550751001990200720241990: 67.3 ha1991: 67.3 ha1992: 67.3 ha1993: 67.3 ha1994: 67.3 ha1995: 67.3 ha1996: 67.3 ha1997: 67.3 ha1998: 67.3 ha1999: 67.3 ha2000: 67.3 ha2001: 67.3 ha2002: 67.3 ha2003: 67.3 ha2004: 67.3 ha2005: 67.3 ha2006: 67.3 ha2007: 67.3 ha2008: 67.3 ha2009: 67.3 ha2010: 67.3 ha2011: 67.3 ha2012: 67.3 ha2013: 67.3 ha2014: 67.3 ha2015: 67.3 ha2016: 67.3 ha2017: 67.3 ha2018: 67.3 ha2019: 106.1 ha2020: 106.1 ha2021: 106.1 ha2022: 106.1 ha2023: 106.1 ha2024: 106.1 ha

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

Analysis

Namibia recorded 106.11 ha for grassland organic soils — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 57.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Namibia peaked at 106.11 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.34 ha, in 1990.

That places Namibia 101st out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 67.34 ha 67.34 ha 67.34 ha 10
2000s 67.34 ha 67.34 ha 67.34 ha 10
2010s 71.22 ha 67.34 ha 106.11 ha 10
2020s 106.1 ha 106.11 ha 106.11 ha 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 98 Liberia 164.48 ha compare
  2. 99 Ghana 160.52 ha compare
  3. 100 French Guiana 157.43 ha compare
  4. 102 Eswatini 94.04 ha compare
  5. 103 Luxembourg 85.7 ha compare
  6. 104 Croatia 13.21 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area in Namibia?
Grassland organic soils — area in Namibia was 106.11 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 106.11 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 67.34 ha in 1990.
How does Namibia rank for grassland organic soils — area?
Namibia ranks 101st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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