Namibia vs United States: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Namibia
0.5257 hectares per person
in 2025
United States
0.4694 hectares per person
in 2025
Namibia rank
18th
United States rank
20th
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time
- Namibia
- United States
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.5257 hectares per person against 0.4694 hectares per person in United States, a difference of 0.0563 hectares per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 18th and United States ranks 20th of 189 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.97 hectares per person | 0.9424 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 1.52 hectares per person | 0.881 hectares per person | 0.6389 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 1.21 hectares per person | 0.7998 hectares per person | 0.4114 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.9559 hectares per person | 0.6945 hectares per person | 0.2615 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.8376 hectares per person | 0.5879 hectares per person | 0.2497 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.6911 hectares per person | 0.5011 hectares per person | 0.1899 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.5574 hectares per person | 0.4775 hectares per person | 0.0799 hectares per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Namibia or United States?
- Namibia, at 0.5257 hectares per person against 0.4694 hectares per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Namibia and United States?
- 0.0563 hectares per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and United States rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 18th and United States ranks 20th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.