Environment in Namibia

1,746 indicators covering environment for Namibia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 84.4% 168th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 96.1% 170th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 7,795.5% 3rd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 15.8% 129th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 5,124.1% 5th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 388.3% 43rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1,710.2% 6th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 67.2% 85th
Plywood and LVL — Production 1,000 m3 2024 unchanged 119th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 56.84 % change on previous year 2024 up 7,876.4% 21st
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 309.9% 86th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 313.8% 82nd
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person 2024 down 99.3% 124th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 down 99.2% 121st
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 65.1% 140th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0019 t per square kilometre 2023 down 71.3% 140th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 19th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 82nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1,472.1% 29th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 27.5% 136th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 60.24 % change on previous year 2024 up 95.5% 29th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 153 t 2024 52nd
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 229 1000 USD 2024 51st
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 72.26 % change on previous year 2024 up 825.8% 20th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.5586 m3 per person 2024 down 3.8% 30th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.5586 m3 per person 2024 down 3.8% 35th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.5586 m3 per person 2024 down 3.8% 44th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.5586 m3 per person 2024 down 3.8% 61st
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 19.78 % change on previous year 2024 up 835.8% 47th
Primary Forest — Area 0 1000 ha 2025 126th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 182nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 183rd
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0072 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 158.3% 89th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0855 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 172.4% 70th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 97.1% 107th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 92.2% 97th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 200th
Recovered paper — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 203rd
Annual change in forest area -644.04 hectares 2025 down 0.0% 163rd
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.0% 2025 down 0.1% 147th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.0% 2025 down 0.1% 146th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -644.04 hectares 2025 down 0.0% 163rd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0074 t per person 2024 up 245,155.0% 14th
Fibreboard — Export quantity 816 m3 2024 94th
Fibreboard — Export value 522 1000 USD 2024 92nd
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 107th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -4.83 % change on previous year 2024 down 192.5% 133rd
Forest land — Area 8,043 1000 ha 2025 down 0.1% 69th
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 8,043 1000 ha 2025 down 0.1% 63rd
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 100 % 2025 unchanged 1st
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 75.0% 135th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate 113.6 % change on previous year 2024 up 63.5% 30th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 1 t 2024 down 85.7% 144th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export value 12 1000 USD 2024 down 77.4% 134th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 35 m3 2024 down 97.6% 152nd
Other fibreboard — Import quantity 1,359 m3 2024 up 73.3% 91st
Other fibreboard — Import value 272 1000 USD 2024 up 23.6% 108th
Fibreboard — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 178.3% 165th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.007 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 166.7% 163rd
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export value 11 1000 USD 2024 down 97.0% 151st