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Forest area — Namibia

Forest area in Namibia in 2023 — 64,259 km². Ranked 65 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 26.7%.

2023 64,259 km² −1.09% vs 2022
World rank 65of 213
Period maximum 87,692 km²1990
Period minimum 64,259 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Namibia, 1990–202360,00070,00080,00090,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 87,692 km²1991: 86,982 km²1992: 86,272 km²1993: 85,561 km²1994: 84,851 km²1995: 84,141 km²1996: 83,431 km²1997: 82,721 km²1998: 82,011 km²1999: 81,301 km²2000: 80,591 km²2001: 79,881 km²2002: 79,171 km²2003: 78,461 km²2004: 77,750 km²2005: 77,040 km²2006: 76,330 km²2007: 75,620 km²2008: 74,910 km²2009: 74,200 km²2010: 73,490 km²2011: 72,780 km²2012: 72,070 km²2013: 71,360 km²2014: 70,650 km²2015: 69,940 km²2016: 69,229 km²2017: 68,519 km²2018: 67,809 km²2019: 67,099 km²2020: 66,389 km²2021: 65,679 km²2022: 64,969 km²2023: 64,259 km²
Change over the period: −23,433 (−26.72%) Average annual rate: -0.94 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 64,259 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Southern Africa computed 388,023 km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.52M km²
Forest area — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 64,259 −710 −1.09%
2022 64,969 −710 −1.08%
2021 65,679 −710 −1.07%
2020 66,389 −710 −1.06%
2019 67,099 −710 −1.05%
2018 67,809 −710 −1.04%
2017 68,519 −710 −1.03%
2016 69,229 −710 −1.02%
2015 69,940 −710 −1.01%
2014 70,650 −710 −1%
2013 71,360 −710 −0.99%
2012 72,070 −710 −0.98%
2011 72,780 −710 −0.97%
2010 73,490 −710 −0.96%
2009 74,200 −710 −0.95%
2008 74,910 −710 −0.94%
2007 75,620 −710 −0.93%
2006 76,330 −710 −0.92%
2005 77,040 −710 −0.91%
2004 77,750 −710 −0.91%
2003 78,461 −710 −0.9%
2002 79,171 −710 −0.89%
2001 79,881 −710 −0.88%
2000 80,591 −710 −0.87%
1999 81,301 −710 −0.87%
1998 82,011 −710 −0.86%
1997 82,721 −710 −0.85%
1996 83,431 −710 −0.84%
1995 84,141 −710 −0.84%
1994 84,851 −710 −0.83%
1993 85,561 −710 −0.82%
1992 86,272 −710 −0.82%
1991 86,982 −710 −0.81%
1990 87,692 — —

Southern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ZA South Africa 169,409 BW Botswana 148,998 NA Namibia 64,259 SZ Eswatini 5,012 LS Lesotho 345
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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