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
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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About this data
Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.