Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Namibia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — area, per capita in Namibia stood at 0 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Namibia ranks 71st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -99.1% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 12% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -99.1% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 6 |
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 net forest conversion — area, per capita in Namibia?
- Net forest conversion — area, per capita in Namibia was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Namibia rank for net forest conversion — area, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 71st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net Forest conversion — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net Forest conversion — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.