Egypt vs Namibia: Crop yields

Egypt
6.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Namibia
7.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Egypt rank
9th
Namibia rank
6th

Crop yields over time

  • Egypt
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 7.07 tonnes per hectare against 6.78 tonnes per hectare in Egypt, a difference of 0.29 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 9th and Namibia ranks 6th of 125 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.58 tonnes per hectare 1.41 tonnes per hectare 1.17 tonnes per hectare Egypt
1970s 3.25 tonnes per hectare 1.95 tonnes per hectare 1.3 tonnes per hectare Egypt
1980s 3.91 tonnes per hectare 3.03 tonnes per hectare 0.8865 tonnes per hectare Egypt
1990s 5.46 tonnes per hectare 4.83 tonnes per hectare 0.6295 tonnes per hectare Egypt
2000s 6.45 tonnes per hectare 5.64 tonnes per hectare 0.8084 tonnes per hectare Egypt
2010s 6.44 tonnes per hectare 5.78 tonnes per hectare 0.6665 tonnes per hectare Egypt
2020s 6.69 tonnes per hectare 5.88 tonnes per hectare 0.8134 tonnes per hectare Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop yields, Egypt or Namibia?
Namibia, at 7.07 tonnes per hectare against 6.78 tonnes per hectare in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in crop yields between Egypt and Namibia?
0.29 tonnes per hectare, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Namibia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Namibia rank globally for crop yields?
Egypt ranks 9th and Namibia ranks 6th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Crop yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Crop yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.