Environment in Namibia 1,769 indicators covering environment for Namibia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Wood pellets — Import quantity 137 t 2024 up 522.7% 80th Wood pellets — Import value 42 1000 USD 2024 up 600.0% 83rd NPK fertilizers — Export quantity 685.8 t 2024 up 8,103.4% 76th NPK fertilizers — Export value 3,953 1000 USD 2024 up 15,050.2% 56th Drivers of deforestation 4.92 hectares 2023 down 40.4% 124th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 435 t 2024 up 1,877.3% 90th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 152 1000 USD 2024 up 2,433.3% 97th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 322.48 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 4.0% 77th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 81.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 22.8% 76th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 298 t 2024 down 72.2% 74th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 110 1000 USD 2024 down 49.3% 87th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 1,781 1000 USD 2016 up 195.8% 38th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 27,573 m3 2016 up 177.7% 37th Agriculture area certified organic — Area 0.06 1000 ha 2024 down 99.7% 158th Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 95th Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 95th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 362 million SLC 2024 up 43.8% 97th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 228.47 million SLC 2024 down 12.6% 99th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation 2.49 2024 down 35.6% 13th Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 34,788 m3 2024 up 194.9% 50th Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 11,332 1000 USD 2024 up 285.4% 43rd Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 33,099 m3 2024 up 11,196.6% 44th Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 5,217 1000 USD 2024 up 16,729.0% 41st Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 6,030 m3 2024 down 2.3% 78th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 2,261 1000 USD 2024 up 14.7% 64th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 25,335 m3 2024 down 15.6% 61st Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 4,146 1000 USD 2024 up 95.2% 78th 15.1.1 Forest area — Value 8,043 1000 ha 2025 down 0.1% 51st 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 9.77 % 2025 down 0.1% 167th 15.1.1 Land area — Value 82,329 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 28th 15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 67.4 t/ha 2025 unchanged 146th 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 20.95 % 2025 unchanged 72nd Freshwater Fish — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 — 6th Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2024 up 8.5% 111th Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.0166 kilograms 2024 down 74.9% 111th Drinking water usage in urban areas 8,554 people 2024 up 134.6% 48th Population using at least basic drinking-water services 74.3% 2024 up 5.1% 133rd Watermelons — Producer Price Index 96.08 2025 down 0.2% 76th Population using at least basic sanitation services 24.3% 2024 up 26.6% 149th Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 0.7771 t 2024 down 96.9% 126th Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 11.31 1000 USD 2024 down 96.9% 121st Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 86.5% 2024 up 4.8% 196th Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 38.7% 2024 up 11.3% 221st People using improved drinking water sources 110,293 people 2024 down 15.6% 84th Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity 8,371 t 2024 — 30th Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export value 7,313 1000 USD 2024 up 36,566,100.0% 22nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 5.31 US dollar 2018 up 14.6% 88th Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 4.88 t 2024 down 81.1% 108th Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 13.9 1000 USD 2024 down 79.2% 108th Drinking water services 87,594 people 2024 down 14.4% 66th Insecticides — Import value 3,439 1000 USD 2006 up 149.3% 104th Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water 23.27 2024 up 68.3% 79th Drinking water services in rural areas 79,040 people 2024 down 19.9% 64th Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 86.3% 2025 up 0.1% 35th Agriculture-driven deforestation 0.7338 hectares 2024 down 75.0% 171st Herbicides — Import value 981.56 1000 USD 2006 up 187.1% 111th Disinfectants, etc — Import value 1,081 1000 USD 2006 up 28.9% 109th Camels and Llamas — Stocks 96 An 2023 up 9.1% 48th Camels and Llamas — Amount excreted in manure 3,498 kg 2023 up 9.1% 48th Camels and Llamas — Manure left on pasture 3,463 kg 2023 up 9.1% 48th ← Previous Page 24 of 30 Next →