Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply quantity in Namibia
Namibia: Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply quantity was 188,440 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply quantity in Namibia, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2013, alcoholic beverages — food supply quantity in Namibia stood at 188,440 t.
The figure is up 25.4% on the previous year and up 102.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcoholic beverages — food supply quantity in Namibia peaked at 209,102 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,200 t, in 1963.
Namibia ranks 84th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply quantity in Namibia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,988 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,275 t | -35.9% |
| 1963 | 1,200 t | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 1,898 t | +58.2% |
| 1965 | 2,025 t | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 2,152 t | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 2,280 t | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 2,408 t | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 2,550 t | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 2,678 t | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 2,805 t | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 2,932 t | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 3,060 t | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 3,188 t | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 3,315 t | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 3,442 t | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 3,570 t | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 3,712 t | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 3,840 t | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 3,968 t | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 4,095 t | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 4,238 t | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 4,365 t | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 4,508 t | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 4,650 t | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 4,706 t | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 4,834 t | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 5,048 t | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 5,188 t | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 4,478 t | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 4,997 t | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 3,968 t | -20.6% |
| 1993 | 4,260 t | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 6,690 t | +57.0% |
| 1995 | 2,298 t | -65.7% |
| 1996 | 4,569 t | +98.8% |
| 1997 | 22,745 t | +397.8% |
| 1998 | 14,038 t | -38.3% |
| 1999 | 72,443 t | +416.0% |
| 2000 | 96,850 t | +33.7% |
| 2001 | 90,632 t | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 93,785 t | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 93,293 t | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 86,929 t | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 92,817 t | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 99,190 t | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 105,329 t | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 157,953 t | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 206,602 t | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 199,497 t | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 209,102 t | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 150,281 t | -28.1% |
| 2013 | 188,440 t | +25.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 188,440 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97,220 t, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 188,440 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 137,318 t, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply quantity in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +416.0% | 14,038 t | 72,443 t |
| 1997 | +397.8% | 4,569 t | 22,745 t |
| 1996 | +98.8% | 2,298 t | 4,569 t |
| 1995 | -65.7% | 6,690 t | 2,298 t |
| 1964 | +58.2% | 1,200 t | 1,898 t |
| 1994 | +57.0% | 4,260 t | 6,690 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,975 t | 1,200 t | 2,550 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,254 t | 2,678 t | 3,840 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,560 t | 3,968 t | 5,188 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,049 t | 2,298 t | 72,443 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 112,338 t | 86,929 t | 206,602 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 186,830 t | 150,281 t | 209,102 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcoholic beverages — food supply quantity in Namibia?
- Alcoholic beverages — food supply quantity in Namibia was 188,440 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest alcoholic beverages — food supply quantity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 209,102 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest alcoholic beverages — food supply quantity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,200 t in 1963.
- How does Namibia rank for alcoholic beverages — food supply quantity?
- Namibia ranks 84th out of 170 countries with data for 2013.
- Is alcoholic beverages — food supply quantity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply quantity (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.