What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Eritrea and Namibia?

117,000 hectares, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Namibia?

19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Namibia: Arable and permanent cropland

Eritrea

692,000 hectares

in 2011

Namibia

809,000 hectares

in 2011

Eritrea rank

37th

Namibia rank

36th

Arable and permanent cropland over time

Eritrea
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 809,000 hectares against 692,000 hectares in Eritrea, a difference of 117,000 hectares.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 36th of 52 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	449,000 hectares	792,857 hectares	343,857 hectares	Namibia
2000s	622,300 hectares	816,400 hectares	194,100 hectares	Namibia
2010s	692,000 hectares	809,000 hectares	117,000 hectares	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Eritrea or Namibia?: Namibia, at 809,000 hectares against 692,000 hectares in Eritrea as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Eritrea and Namibia?: 117,000 hectares, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Namibia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Namibia rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?: Eritrea ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 36th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable and permanent cropland (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 2,926 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under