Environment in Namibia

1,769 indicators covering environment for Namibia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, Capital (central government) 942 million SLC 2024 up 25.8% 39th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, Capital (central government) 47.05 million USD 2024 down 22.1% 40th
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in forestry and 3.35 % 2018 up 308.5% 35th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Agricultural Use 11,015 t 2011 up 1,150.3% 46th
Freshwater Fish — Feed 0 1000 t 2023 8th
Compounds of mercury chemically defined, excluding amalgams — Import 0.051 t 2024 down 98.0% 56th
Compounds of mercury chemically defined, excluding amalgams — Import 8.36 1000 USD 2024 up 85.1% 57th
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 2.6% 2025 unchanged 115th
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (general government) 218.49 million SLC 2023 up 2.4% 45th
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (general government) 11.84 million USD 2023 down 18.4% 56th
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (general government) 11.27 million USD 2023 down 26.5% 55th
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Agricultural Use 25 t 2010 up 257.1% 74th
Herbicides — Export value 1.63 1000 USD 2006 down 46.7% 101st
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 19.1% 2021 118th
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 103 2021 129th
Fungicides — Export value 3.05 1000 USD 2006 up 113.3% 93rd
Other NP compounds — Agricultural Use 352 t 2011 up 86.2% 60th
Freshwater Fish — Seed 0 1000 t 2023 1st
Freshwater Fish — Residuals 0 1000 t 2023 1st
Household and ambient air pollution attributable DALYs 59,572 2019 down 11.8% 118th
Lake water quality turbidity 10.2% 2021 100th
Lake water quality trophic state 0.0% 2021 124th
Superphosphates above 35% — Agricultural Use 21 t 2011 down 34.4% 57th
Herbicides — Export quantity 0.012 t 2006 down 99.0% 104th
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Agricultural Use 30 t 2011 up 2,900.0% 55th
Fungicides — Export quantity 0.235 t 2006 up 273.0% 91st
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in forestry and logging 1.3 1000 No 2018 up 165.3% 43rd
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape, Recurrent (central) 102 million SLC 2024 down 50.2% 35th
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape, Recurrent (central) 5.57 million USD 2024 down 70.5% 44th
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape, Recurrent (central) 5.09 million USD 2024 down 69.2% 43rd
Forestry (central government expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 prices 16.23 million USD 2024 down 28.9% 20th
Forestry (central government expenditure) — Value US$ 17.73 million USD 2024 down 32.1% 21st
Forestry (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local 325 million SLC 2024 up 14.8% 30th
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape, Capital (central government) 164 million SLC 2024 up 64.0% 21st
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape, Capital (central government) 8.19 million USD 2024 up 1.6% 23rd
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape, Capital (central government) 8.95 million USD 2024 down 2.9% 23rd
Rural population density 178.97 rural population per sq. km of arable land 2011 up 12.4% 40th
Share of forest with a long-term management plan 2.6% 2025 unchanged 114th
PK compounds — Agricultural Use 52 t 2010 up 92.6% 43rd
Share of global annual deforestation 0.0% 2020 up 16.4% 55th
Mercury compounds etc. excl. amalgams — Export quantity 0.0015 t 2021 down 99.7% 49th
Mercury compounds etc. excl. amalgams — Export value 0.0002 1000 USD 2021 down 100.0% 57th
Annual forest expansion 0 hectares per year 2020 73rd
Share of annual global forest expansion 0.0% 2020 73rd
DDT (clofenotane (INN)) — Import value 151.06 1000 USD 2024 down 66.1% 20th
Antimalarial insecticides — Export quantity 0.128 t 2024 up 1,322.2% 68th
Antimalarial insecticides — Export value 0.1932 1000 USD 2024 up 175.2% 68th
Annual afforestation 0 hectares per year 2020 67th
DDT (clofenotane (INN)) — Import quantity 14.77 t 2024 down 88.9% 23rd
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area 0.0% 2020 up 0.1% 67th
Tributyltin compounds — Import quantity 0.2 t 2024 up 11.1% 30th
Tributyltin compounds — Import value 0.0843 1000 USD 2024 down 90.4% 48th
Forestry, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value Standard 200 million SLC 2024 up 52.7% 22nd
Forestry, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value US$ 10.91 million USD 2024 down 9.7% 17th
Forestry, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value US$ 9.99 million USD 2024 down 5.4% 17th
R&D Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 0 million USD 2024 43rd
R&D Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 0 million USD 2024 43rd
R&D Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 0 million SLC 2024 43rd
CO2 emissions from cement production 0 thousand metric tons 2009 33rd
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total 3,586 thousand metric tons 2009 up 102.5% 21st