Environment in Namibia

1,746 indicators covering environment for Namibia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS 41,996 1000 ha 2024 down 1.5% 8th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 1.26 1000 ha 2024 down 93.4% 173rd
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS 19,784 1000 ha 2024 up 19.5% 24th
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS 0.09 1000 ha 2024 40th
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS 30.24 1000 ha 2024 down 6.4% 144th
Temporary crops — Area 621.79 1000 ha 2024 up 1.8% 126th
Temporary fallow — Area 89.32 1000 ha 2024 down 9.6% 110th
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area 87.38 1000 ha 2024 down 3.5% 86th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 200th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 97.7% 196th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity 1 m3 2024 136th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 146th
Case materials — Import quantity 20,350 t 2024 up 70.5% 109th
Case materials — Import value 17,145 1000 USD 2024 up 68.5% 100th
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value 737 1000 USD 2024 down 63.1% 129th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity 28,254 t 2024 down 9.1% 119th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value 26,665 1000 USD 2024 down 23.1% 126th
Cartonboard — Import quantity 1,626 t 2024 down 83.9% 142nd
Cartonboard — Import value 3,367 1000 USD 2024 down 78.8% 142nd
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 571 1000 USD 2024 down 1.2% 80th
Further processed sawnwood (export/import) — Import value 666 1000 USD 2024 down 73.4% 120th
Further processed sawnwood, non-coniferous (export/import) — Import 497 1000 USD 2024 down 30.2% 108th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity 108 t 2024 down 98.9% 155th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value 125 1000 USD 2024 down 99.2% 149th
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 409 1000 USD 2024 down 23.7% 119th
Wrapping papers — Import quantity 6,278 t 2024 down 29.6% 114th
Wrapping papers — Import value 6,151 1000 USD 2024 down 27.8% 115th
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Export value 1,195 1000 USD 2024 down 57.7% 143rd
Wooden wrapping and packaging material (export/import) — Import value 3,781 1000 USD 2024 up 116.7% 82nd
Wrapping papers — Export quantity 108 t 2024 down 88.2% 109th
Wrapping papers — Export value 123 1000 USD 2024 down 90.5% 111th
Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import 1,543 1000 USD 2024 up 15.6% 89th
Special coated paper and pulp products (export/import) — Import value 2,845 1000 USD 2024 up 1,875.7% 133rd
Household and sanitary paper, ready for use (export/import) — Import 19,134 1000 USD 2024 up 40.2% 87th
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value 24,872 1000 USD 2024 up 15.8% 115th
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Import value 68,962 1000 USD 2024 up 36.7% 113th
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 22,094 1000 USD 2024 up 45.7% 120th
Other manufactured wood products (export/import) — Import value 2,756 1000 USD 2024 down 22.9% 116th
Builder's joinery and carpentry of wood (export/import) — Import value 5,983 1000 USD 2024 down 14.9% 115th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production 0 t 2024 25th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Export quantity 0 t 2024 140th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Export value 1 1000 USD 2024 138th
Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances 2.88 2021 down 92.8% 77th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export quantity 560 t 2024 up 2,700.0% 72nd
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export value 196 1000 USD 2024 up 1,681.8% 90th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 62nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 65th
Total fibre furnish — Production, per square kilometre 0.0243 t per square kilometre 2023 up 42.9% 103rd
Case materials — Export quantity 0 t 2024 162nd
Case materials — Export value 1 1000 USD 2024 160th
Cartonboard — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 166th
Cartonboard — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 173rd
Printing and writing papers, coated — Export quantity 194 t 2024 down 21.1% 81st
Printing and writing papers, coated — Export value 152 1000 USD 2024 down 69.8% 88th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Export quantity 1 t 2024 down 80.0% 119th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Export value 5 1000 USD 2024 down 50.0% 117th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 13.5% 2023 up 15.4% 139th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 71.3% 2023 down 5.1% 139th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 48.0% 2023 up 12.1% 135th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding -110.71 Mt CO2e 2023 up 0.4% 173rd