Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government was 97.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Namibia, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Namibia stood at 97.8%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Namibia peaked at 97.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2023.
That places Namibia 61st out of 171 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 96.2% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 94.2% | 97.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 120.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.099 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 116.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,807 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 1,772 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 22.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Namibia?
- Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Namibia was 97.8% in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of territory effectively controlled by government recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of territory effectively controlled by government recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Namibia ranks 61st out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of territory effectively controlled by government rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.