Forest land area fell 1.06% to 69.2 '000 sq km in Namibia in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Namibia reached an all time high of 87.6 '000 sq km in 1990 and an all time low of 69.2 '000 sq km in 2015. When compared to Namibia's main peers, forest land area in Angola amounted to 579 '000 sq km, 108 '000 sq km in Botswana, 92.4 '000 sq km in South Africa and 141 '000 sq km in Zimbabwe in 2015.
Namibia has been ranked 63rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Angola | '000 sq km | 586 | 585 | 584 | 582 | 581 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | '000 sq km | 115 | 114 | 112 | 111 | 110 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | '000 sq km | 1,544 | 1,541 | 1,538 | 1,535 | 1,532 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | '000 sq km | 0.438 | 0.440 | 0.450 | 0.460 | 0.470 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | '000 sq km | 392 | 390 | 388 | 386 | 384 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | '000 sq km | 73.6 | 72.9 | 72.2 | 71.4 | 70.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | '000 sq km | 92.4 | 92.4 | 92.4 | 92.4 | 92.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | '000 sq km | 5.59 | 5.63 | 5.68 | 5.72 | 5.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | '000 sq km | 496 | 495 | 493 | 491 | 490 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | '000 sq km | 160 | 156 | 153 | 150 | 147 |
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