Environment in Namibia

1,746 indicators covering environment for Namibia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 3,101 t 2024 down 71.5% 97th
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 2,449 1000 USD 2024 down 68.3% 87th
Share of land covered by forest 9.8% 2025 down 0.1% 170th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Industries) — Value 170.64 USD/m3 2023 up 10.7% 46th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Services (G to T)) — Value 107.63 USD/m3 2023 up 9.4% 63rd
6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value 0.31 % 2023 down 44.6% 161st
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity 14,897 t 2024 down 6.0% 50th
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import value 19,323 1000 USD 2024 up 68.8% 45th
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity 16,679 t 2024 up 2,686.9% 84th
NPK fertilizers — Import value 7,934 1000 USD 2024 up 1,199.9% 102nd
Land use 812,000 hectares 2023 up 0.4% 118th
Dissolving wood pulp — Export quantity 153 t 2024 up 3,725.0% 30th
Dissolving wood pulp — Export value 214 1000 USD 2024 up 21,300.0% 30th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 0.22 % 2023 down 45.0% 144th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Services (G to T)) — Value 0.07 % 2023 down 41.7% 160th
Recovered paper — Production, per capita 0.0066 t per person 2024 up 9.0% 65th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value 0.02 % 2023 down 33.3% 149th
Urea — Import value 36,764 1000 USD 2024 up 16,614.9% 65th
Urea — Import quantity 79,673 t 2024 up 19,033.7% 63rd
Hardboard — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 114th
Hardboard — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 113th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 146th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import value 1 1000 USD 2024 down 85.7% 146th
Recovered paper — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 30.2% 45th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity 196 m3 2024 up 21.7% 116th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value 106 1000 USD 2024 down 4.5% 112th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import value 16,558 1000 USD 2024 up 188,490.0% 56th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (No breakdown) — Value 34.91 USD/m3 2023 up 12.8% 56th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity 39,631 t 2024 up 1,576.8% 43rd
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import value 38,641 1000 USD 2024 up 2,245.8% 25th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity 49,213 t 2024 up 25,901,300.0% 49th
Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity 26,178 t 2024 up 2,963.0% 61st
Ammonium sulphate — Import value 8,047 1000 USD 2024 up 2,377.1% 60th
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity 10.88 t 2024 up 615.8% 119th
Potassium nitrate — Import value 13.8 1000 USD 2024 up 741.5% 124th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 0.07 USD/m3 2023 unchanged 127th
Mules and hinnies — Stocks 6,796 An 2023 up 1.4% 36th
Mules and hinnies — Amount excreted in manure 148,336 kg 2023 up 1.4% 35th
Mules and hinnies — Manure left on pasture 146,853 kg 2023 up 1.4% 35th
Mules and hinnies — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 29,371 kg 2023 up 1.4% 35th
Mules and hinnies — Manure left on pasture that leaches 44,056 kg 2023 up 1.4% 35th
Mules and hinnies — Manure management 2,967 kg 2023 up 1.4% 34th
Mules and hinnies — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 1st
Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils 2,967 kg 2023 up 1.4% 34th
Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 593.35 kg 2023 up 1.4% 34th
Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils that leaches 890.02 kg 2023 up 1.4% 34th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import quantity 4,375 t 2024 up 411.5% 47th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import value 4,033 1000 USD 2024 up 533.9% 45th
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import quantity 17,471 t 2024 up 174,707,000.0% 56th
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import value 11,355 1000 USD 2024 up 4,936,810.0% 57th
Other NP compounds — Import quantity 124.58 t 2024 down 88.4% 107th
Other NP compounds — Import value 46.59 1000 USD 2024 down 95.9% 125th
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import value 28,772 1000 USD 2024 up 11,988,000.0% 28th
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import value 7,860 1000 USD 2024 up 18,017.8% 33rd
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import quantity 44,553 t 2024 up 111,381,000.0% 25th
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity 10,588 t 2024 up 1,048,220.0% 33rd
Mules and hinnies — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 23rd
Mules and hinnies — Share in total livestock 0.17 %LSU 2023 down 22.7% 35th
Mules and hinnies — Stocks 4,078 LSU 2023 up 1.4% 36th
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.3 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 up 5.3% 114th