Japan vs Namibia: Share of cereals allocated to human food
Japan
50.5%
in 2022
Namibia
49.0%
in 2023
Japan rank
121st
Namibia rank
123rd
Share of cereals allocated to human food over time
- Japan
- Namibia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 50.5% against 49.0% in Namibia, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.
Japan ranks 121st and Namibia ranks 123rd of 192 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.2% | 98.5% | 27.3% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 54.2% | 98.9% | 44.8% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 46.6% | 99.2% | 52.6% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 85.7% | 39.2% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 89.6% | 42.2% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 59.3% | 5.9% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 57.2% | 6.2% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food, Japan or Namibia?
- Japan, at 50.5% against 49.0% in Namibia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food between Japan and Namibia?
- 1.5%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Namibia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Namibia rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Japan ranks 121st and Namibia ranks 123rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use β after accounting for trade β that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.