Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Namibia
Namibia: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Namibia, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Namibia stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Namibia peaked at 0.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 186th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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 share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Namibia?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Namibia was 0.0% in 2022, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Namibia ranks 186th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area)