Namibia's forest cover fell from 10.3 % in 1994 to 7.8 % in 2023.
Namibia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Namibia's forest area fell from 84,851 km in 1994 to 64,259 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
13th of 213 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Namibia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 44.0 % in 2013 to 39.9 % in 2025.
Namibia's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 47.1 % in 1994 to 47.1 % in 2023.
Namibia's arable land (% of land area) rose from 0.9 % in 1994 to 1.0 % in 2023.
Air
Namibia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 16.3 in 1994 to 14.2 in 2023.
Water
Namibia's water stress fell from 4.2 % in 1993 to 1.7 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
104th of 181 · 22nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Namibia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 4,083 in 1993 to 2,132 in 2022.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Namibia.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data