Agricultural land per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Agricultural land per capita was 13.1 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land per capita in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land per capita in Namibia is 13.1 hectares per capita, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Namibia peaked at 64.08 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 13.1 hectares per capita, in 2023.
That places Namibia 4th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.42 hectares per capita | 52.5 hectares per capita | 64.08 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.94 hectares per capita | 40.15 hectares per capita | 51 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.46 hectares per capita | 29.99 hectares per capita | 39.39 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.76 hectares per capita | 21.85 hectares per capita | 28.23 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.91 hectares per capita | 18.68 hectares per capita | 21.35 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.56 hectares per capita | 14.64 hectares per capita | 18.39 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.64 hectares per capita | 13.1 hectares per capita | 14.22 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 1 Falkland Islands 324.24 hectares per capita compare
- 2 Mongolia 31.31 hectares per capita compare
- 3 Australia 13.73 hectares per capita compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 10.54 hectares per capita compare
- 6 Botswana 10.43 hectares per capita compare
- 7 Western Sahara 8.63 hectares per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 49.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 339,089 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Namibia?
- Agricultural land per capita in Namibia was 13.1 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.08 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Namibia ranks 4th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.