Namibia vs Thailand: Share of cereals allocated to human food
Namibia
49.0%
in 2023
Thailand
48.2%
in 2023
Namibia rank
123rd
Thailand rank
125th
Share of cereals allocated to human food over time
- Namibia
- Thailand
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 49.0% against 48.2% in Thailand, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 123rd and Thailand ranks 125th of 192 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.5% | 92.5% | 6.0% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 98.9% | 89.7% | 9.2% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 99.2% | 81.2% | 18.1% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 85.7% | 65.0% | 20.7% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 63.2% | 26.5% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 55.8% | 3.5% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 52.1% | 3.1% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food, Namibia or Thailand?
- Namibia, at 49.0% against 48.2% in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food between Namibia and Thailand?
- 0.8%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Thailand rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Namibia ranks 123rd and Thailand ranks 125th 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.