Kenya vs Namibia: Land used for agriculture

Kenya
24.21 million
in 2010
Namibia
26.70 million
in 2010
Kenya rank
37th
Namibia rank
34th

Land used for agriculture over time

  • Kenya
  • Namibia
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M178018952010

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 26.70 million against 24.21 million in Kenya, a difference of 2.49 million.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 34th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 9 and Namibia in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Namibia Difference Ahead
1780s 10.11 million 5.49 million 4.63 million Kenya
1790s 10.29 million 6.04 million 4.25 million Kenya
1800s 10.47 million 6.66 million 3.82 million Kenya
1810s 10.66 million 7.34 million 3.32 million Kenya
1820s 11.02 million 8.09 million 2.93 million Kenya
1830s 11.40 million 8.92 million 2.48 million Kenya
1840s 11.79 million 9.83 million 1.96 million Kenya
1850s 12.20 million 10.84 million 1.36 million Kenya
1860s 12.62 million 11.96 million 662,300 Kenya
1870s 13.10 million 13.19 million 97,200 Namibia
1880s 13.59 million 14.56 million 972,700 Namibia
1890s 14.11 million 16.07 million 1.96 million Namibia
1900s 14.64 million 17.74 million 3.09 million Namibia
1910s 15.61 million 19.58 million 3.98 million Namibia
1920s 17.03 million 21.62 million 4.59 million Namibia
1930s 18.46 million 23.88 million 5.41 million Namibia
1940s 19.16 million 26.35 million 7.19 million Namibia
1950s 20.68 million 29.11 million 8.43 million Namibia
1960s 23.14 million 37.26 million 14.12 million Namibia
1970s 22.51 million 36.24 million 13.73 million Namibia
1980s 22.59 million 35.12 million 12.53 million Namibia
1990s 23.42 million 34.03 million 10.61 million Namibia
2000s 23.86 million 28.35 million 4.49 million Namibia
2010s 24.21 million 26.70 million 2.49 million Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land used for agriculture, Kenya or Namibia?
Namibia, at 26.70 million against 24.21 million in Kenya as of 2010.
What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Kenya and Namibia?
2.49 million, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for land used for agriculture?
Kenya ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 34th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land used for agriculture
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
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Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.