Namibia exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Namibia in Africa, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 27.5K | 0.0M | $3.6B | 3.81% | 0.00% | 16.04% |
| IND | 8.0K | 0.0M | $1.3B | 1.10% | 0.00% | 5.79% |
| RES | 685.9K | 3.1M | $17.5B | 95.09% | 100.00% | 78.16% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Namibia.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Namibia.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Namibia.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Khomas | 138.8K | 597.9K | $4.2B | 19.24% | 19.33% | 18.91% |
| Omusati | 73.5K | 314.1K | $2.3B | 10.19% | 10.15% | 10.35% |
| Ohangwena | 74.7K | 320.9K | $2.3B | 10.36% | 10.38% | 10.29% |
| Oshikoto | 60.4K | 254.3K | $2.0B | 8.38% | 8.22% | 9.03% |
| Erongo | 62.6K | 269.9K | $1.9B | 8.68% | 8.73% | 8.50% |
| Oshana | 55.1K | 236.8K | $1.7B | 7.64% | 7.66% | 7.58% |
| Kavango East | 52.8K | 226.7K | $1.6B | 7.33% | 7.33% | 7.32% |
| Otjozondjupa | 46.1K | 197.3K | $1.5B | 6.40% | 6.38% | 6.47% |
| Kunene | 32.0K | 137.7K | $1.0B | 4.43% | 4.45% | 4.35% |
| Zambezi | 29.7K | 126.9K | $0.9B | 4.11% | 4.10% | 4.13% |
| Hardap | 30.0K | 129.4K | $0.9B | 4.15% | 4.18% | 4.03% |
| Kharas | 24.7K | 106.2K | $0.8B | 3.42% | 3.43% | 3.37% |
| Omaheke | 22.0K | 94.4K | $0.7B | 3.06% | 3.05% | 3.05% |
| Kavango West | 18.8K | 80.3K | $0.6B | 2.61% | 2.60% | 2.63% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Namibia.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 36,515 | 156.7K | $2,164.5M | 5.06% | 5.07% | 9.64% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 56,925 | 244.3K | $2,163.4M | 7.89% | 7.90% | 9.64% |
| OT | ME+MEO/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 184,925 | 773.8K | $1,675.8M | 25.64% | 25.02% | 7.47% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 37,451 | 156.7K | $1,321.8M | 5.19% | 5.07% | 5.89% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 58,384 | 244.3K | $1,321.2M | 8.09% | 7.90% | 5.89% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 43,556 | 182.3K | $860.7M | 6.04% | 5.89% | 3.83% |
| W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 40,903 | 171.2K | $824.0M | 5.67% | 5.53% | 3.67% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 20,410 | 87.6K | $798.5M | 2.83% | 2.83% | 3.56% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 1,450 | 72.9K | $771.0M | 0.20% | 2.36% | 3.44% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 6,303 | 0.0K | $590.3M | 0.87% | 0.00% | 2.63% |
| W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 17,089 | 73.4K | $578.2M | 2.37% | 2.37% | 2.58% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 20,933 | 87.6K | $487.7M | 2.90% | 2.83% | 2.17% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 14,157 | 60.8K | $469.8M | 1.96% | 1.96% | 2.09% |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWV/RES | RES | 58,073 | 243.0K | $430.0M | 8.05% | 7.86% | 1.92% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 7,686 | 33.0K | $428.3M | 1.07% | 1.07% | 1.91% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 5,001 | 0.0K | $341.3M | 0.69% | 0.00% | 1.52% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 2,499 | 0.0K | $341.3M | 0.35% | 0.00% | 1.52% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 4,078 | 21.9K | $331.6M | 0.57% | 0.71% | 1.48% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 843 | 28.3K | $317.6M | 0.12% | 0.91% | 1.42% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 2,795 | 0.0K | $309.9M | 0.39% | 0.00% | 1.38% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 1,398 | 0.0K | $309.9M | 0.19% | 0.00% | 1.38% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 357 | 0.0K | $280.6M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 1.25% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 8,166 | 35.0K | $274.5M | 1.13% | 1.13% | 1.22% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 7,883 | 33.0K | $261.6M | 1.09% | 1.07% | 1.17% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 469 | 23.6K | $249.1M | 0.07% | 0.76% | 1.11% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 325 | 21.9K | $216.8M | 0.05% | 0.71% | 0.97% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 497 | 16.5K | $197.1M | 0.07% | 0.53% | 0.88% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 775 | 25.7K | $197.0M | 0.11% | 0.83% | 0.88% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 1,052 | 0.0K | $196.8M | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.88% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 3,397 | 14.6K | $189.4M | 0.47% | 0.47% | 0.84% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 8,375 | 35.0K | $167.6M | 1.16% | 1.13% | 0.75% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 752 | 0.0K | $167.4M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.75% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 1,509 | 0.0K | $167.4M | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.75% | |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 18,430 | 79.1K | $148.5M | 2.56% | 2.56% | 0.66% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 1,454 | 0.0K | $144.7M | 0.20% | 0.00% | 0.64% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 3,485 | 14.6K | $115.6M | 0.48% | 0.47% | 0.52% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 830 | 0.0K | $113.9M | 0.12% | 0.00% | 0.51% |
| S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 788 | 0.0K | $108.6M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.48% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 707 | 0.0K | $108.1M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.48% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 1,319 | 7.1K | $107.0M | 0.18% | 0.23% | 0.48% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 479 | 0.0K | $105.2M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.47% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 48 | 0.0K | $102.7M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.46% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 636 | 0.0K | $96.0M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.43% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 18,905 | 79.1K | $90.7M | 2.62% | 2.56% | 0.40% | |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 116 | 0.0K | $88.9M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.40% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 836 | 0.0K | $82.8M | 0.12% | 0.00% | 0.37% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 135 | 0.0K | $82.2M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.37% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 277 | 0.0K | $81.6M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.36% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 233 | 0.0K | $78.6M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.35% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 265 | 0.0K | $78.0M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.35% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 400 | 0.0K | $73.1M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.33% |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 798 | 0.0K | $73.0M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.33% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 278 | 9.2K | $72.7M | 0.04% | 0.30% | 0.32% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 105 | 7.1K | $70.1M | 0.01% | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 210 | 0.0K | $69.9M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.31% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 1,099 | 4.7K | $61.2M | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.27% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 272 | 0.0K | $58.7M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.26% |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 6,706 | 28.1K | $58.5M | 0.93% | 0.91% | 0.26% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 378 | 0.0K | $52.0M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.23% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 173 | 0.0K | $51.3M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.23% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 356 | 0.0K | $48.3M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.22% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 712 | 0.0K | $48.2M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.21% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 1,360 | 0.0K | $44.9M | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.20% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 686 | 0.0K | $44.8M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.20% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 96 | 0.0K | $44.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.20% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 54 | 0.0K | $40.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 124 | 0.0K | $37.9M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 1,126 | 4.7K | $37.4M | 0.16% | 0.15% | 0.17% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 243 | 0.0K | $33.1M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 177 | 0.0K | $30.4M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.14% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 354 | 0.0K | $30.2M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.13% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 13 | 0.0K | $26.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 105 | 3.6K | $24.1M | 0.01% | 0.12% | 0.11% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 84 | 0.0K | $24.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 29 | 0.0K | $21.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 364 | 1.5K | $20.1M | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.09% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 115 | 0.0K | $16.6M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 41 | 1.3K | $14.7M | 0.01% | 0.04% | 0.07% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 47 | 0.0K | $14.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 251 | 8.2K | $13.0M | 0.03% | 0.26% | 0.06% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 374 | 1.6K | $12.4M | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.06% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 33 | 0.0K | $9.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 113 | 0.0K | $9.4M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 59 | 0.0K | $9.2M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 24 | 0.0K | $5.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 10 | 0.0K | $3.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 38 | 0.0K | $3.0M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 8 | 0.0K | $1.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 6 | 0.0K | $0.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 1 | 0.0K | $0.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |