Deforestation statistics for Namibia
Tree cover loss data for Namibia
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % tree cover loss since 2000 | Avg tree cover loss/year (ha) | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| 10 | 82459014 | 1586030 | 1.90% | 2469226 | 3.00% | 2464754 | 3.00% | 13938 | 0.90% | 774 | 947 | 559 |
| 15 | 82459014 | 247577 | 0.30% | 324552 | 0.40% | 322669 | 0.40% | 9026 | 3.60% | 501 | 714 | 235 |
| 20 | 82459014 | 19735 | 0.00% | 7257 | 0.00% | 6857 | 0.00% | 3036 | 15.40% | 169 | 264 | 50 |
| 25 | 82459014 | 12638 | 0.00% | 4944 | 0.00% | 4636 | 0.00% | 2474 | 19.60% | 137 | 217 | 39 |
| 30 | 82459014 | 3853 | 0.00% | 695 | 0.00% | 583 | 0.00% | 1211 | 31.40% | 67 | 110 | 14 |
| 50 | 82459014 | 570 | 0.00% | 45 | 0.00% | 38 | 0.00% | 335 | 58.80% | 19 | 33 | 1 |
| 75 | 82459014 | 50 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% | 43 | 86.00% | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Namibia
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg biomass loss/year (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt) |
| 10 | 82459014 | 1586030 | 2469226 | 75549608 | 567477 | 31527 | 1040367 | 57798 |
| 15 | 82459014 | 247577 | 324552 | 18809138 | 438269 | 24348 | 803501 | 44639 |
| 20 | 82459014 | 19735 | 7257 | 2236464 | 199509 | 11084 | 365760 | 20320 |
| 25 | 82459014 | 12638 | 4944 | 1507254 | 172207 | 9567 | 315721 | 17540 |
| 30 | 82459014 | 3853 | 695 | 549521 | 103187 | 5733 | 189174 | 10510 |
| 50 | 82459014 | 570 | 45 | 144483 | 51590 | 2866 | 94570 | 5254 |
| 75 | 82459014 | 50 | 5 | 21921 | 10521 | 585 | 19283 | 1071 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Namibia
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % cover in 2018 | Loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % loss since 2000 | Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha) | Loss 2001-2010 (ha) | loss between 2000-2010 | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Loss 2011-2018 (ha) | loss between 2011-2018 | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| !Karas | 16130018 | 13 | 68 | 68 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Erongo | 6368376 | 58 | 0 | -1 | 0% | 6 | 10% | - | 5 | 9% | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Hardap | 10977686 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0% | 2 | 5% | - | 1 | 3% | - | 1 | 25% | - |
| Kavango | 4872563 | 653 | 233 | 205 | 0% | 152 | 23% | 8 | 124 | 19% | 12 | 28 | 12% | 4 |
| Khomas | 3710923 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Kunene | 11540266 | 131 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 17 | 13% | 1 | 16 | 12% | 2 | 1 | 50% | - |
| Ohangwena | 1067497 | 448 | 1 | -44 | 0% | 444 | 99% | 25 | 399 | 89% | 40 | 45 | 4500% | 6 |
| Omaheke | 8479808 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 13% | - | 2 | 13% | - | 0 | - | |
| Omusati | 2664192 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 14% | - | 1 | 14% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Oshana | 867525 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Oshikoto | 3868956 | 179 | 3 | -1 | 0% | 137 | 77% | 8 | 133 | 74% | 13 | 4 | 133% | 1 |
| Otjozondjupa | 10473105 | 503 | 29 | 21 | 0% | 231 | 46% | 13 | 223 | 44% | 22 | 8 | 28% | 1 |
| Zambezi | 1438099 | 1788 | 347 | 323 | 0% | 219 | 12% | 12 | 195 | 11% | 20 | 24 | 7% | 3 |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Namibia
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt) |
| !Karas | 16130018 | 13 | 68 | 1713 | 79 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Erongo | 6368376 | 58 | 0 | 9188 | 1016 | 56 | 89 | 16 |
| Hardap | 10977686 | 40 | 4 | 6996 | 407 | 23 | 21 | 25 |
| Kavango | 4872563 | 653 | 233 | 71351 | 14526 | 807 | 1170 | 353 |
| Khomas | 3710923 | 16 | 3 | 3110 | 496 | 28 | 50 | 0 |
| Kunene | 11540266 | 131 | 2 | 21047 | 2907 | 162 | 271 | 24 |
| Ohangwena | 1067497 | 448 | 1 | 84893 | 84699 | 4706 | 7953 | 647 |
| Omaheke | 8479808 | 15 | 0 | 2258 | 240 | 13 | 24 | 0 |
| Omusati | 2664192 | 7 | 1 | 1435 | 605 | 34 | 59 | 2 |
| Oshana | 867525 | 2 | 4 | 497 | 181 | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| Oshikoto | 3868956 | 179 | 3 | 34339 | 29366 | 1631 | 2899 | 47 |
| Otjozondjupa | 10473105 | 503 | 29 | 58371 | 23584 | 1310 | 2283 | 94 |
| Zambezi | 1438099 | 1788 | 347 | 254323 | 31068 | 1726 | 2751 | 445 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Namibia
This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Avg biomass per ha (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt) |
| !Karas | 16130018 | 13 | 68 | 934 | 72 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Erongo | 6368376 | 58 | 0 | 5012 | 86 | 554 | 31 | 48 | 9 |
| Hardap | 10977686 | 40 | 4 | 3816 | 96 | 221 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| Kavango | 4872563 | 653 | 233 | 38917 | 59 | 7920 | 440 | 638 | 193 |
| Khomas | 3710923 | 16 | 3 | 1696 | 103 | 270 | 15 | 27 | 0 |
| Kunene | 11540266 | 131 | 2 | 11480 | 88 | 1589 | 88 | 148 | 13 |
| Ohangwena | 1067497 | 448 | 1 | 46305 | 103 | 46199 | 2567 | 4338 | 353 |
| Omaheke | 8479808 | 15 | 0 | 1232 | 81 | 131 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Omusati | 2664192 | 7 | 1 | 783 | 115 | 332 | 18 | 32 | 1 |
| Oshana | 867525 | 2 | 4 | 271 | 130 | 99 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Oshikoto | 3868956 | 179 | 3 | 18730 | 104 | 16020 | 890 | 1582 | 26 |
| Otjozondjupa | 10473105 | 503 | 29 | 31840 | 63 | 12863 | 715 | 1245 | 51 |
| Zambezi | 1438099 | 1788 | 347 | 138721 | 78 | 16947 | 942 | 1500 | 243 |
Archived forest data for Namibia | Forest data for Namibia
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.
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