What is the highest arable land recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 816,000 hectares in 1995.

What is the lowest arable land recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 641,000 hectares in 1961.

How does Namibia rank for arable land?

Namibia ranks 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Arable land in Namibia

Name: Arable land in Namibia
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Namibia: Arable land was 800,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

800,000 hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

115th

of 206 countries

All-time high

816,000 hectares

in 1995

All-time low

641,000 hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land in Namibia, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 800,000 hectares for arable land in 2023.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land in Namibia peaked at 816,000 hectares in 1995 and was at its lowest, 641,000 hectares, in 1961.

Namibia ranks 115th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Arable land in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Arable land (hectares) in Namibia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	hectares	Change
1961	641,000 hectares	—
1962	641,000 hectares	+0.0%
1963	641,000 hectares	+0.0%
1964	645,000 hectares	+0.6%
1965	645,000 hectares	+0.0%
1966	645,000 hectares	+0.0%
1967	648,000 hectares	+0.5%
1968	648,000 hectares	+0.0%
1969	648,000 hectares	+0.0%
1970	650,000 hectares	+0.3%
1971	652,000 hectares	+0.3%
1972	652,000 hectares	+0.0%
1973	652,000 hectares	+0.0%
1974	652,000 hectares	+0.0%
1975	652,000 hectares	+0.0%
1976	654,000 hectares	+0.3%
1977	654,000 hectares	+0.0%
1978	655,000 hectares	+0.2%
1979	655,000 hectares	+0.0%
1980	655,000 hectares	+0.0%
1981	655,000 hectares	+0.0%
1982	655,000 hectares	+0.0%
1983	660,000 hectares	+0.8%
1984	660,000 hectares	+0.0%
1985	660,000 hectares	+0.0%
1986	660,000 hectares	+0.0%
1987	660,000 hectares	+0.0%
1988	660,000 hectares	+0.0%
1989	660,000 hectares	+0.0%
1990	660,000 hectares	+0.0%
1991	660,000 hectares	+0.0%
1992	660,000 hectares	+0.0%
1993	698,000 hectares	+5.8%
1994	747,000 hectares	+7.0%
1995	816,000 hectares	+9.2%
1996	816,000 hectares	+0.0%
1997	816,000 hectares	+0.0%
1998	816,000 hectares	+0.0%
1999	816,000 hectares	+0.0%
2000	816,000 hectares	+0.0%
2001	816,000 hectares	+0.0%
2002	816,000 hectares	+0.0%
2003	815,000 hectares	-0.1%
2004	815,000 hectares	+0.0%
2005	814,000 hectares	-0.1%
2006	813,000 hectares	-0.1%
2007	800,000 hectares	-1.6%
2008	800,000 hectares	+0.0%
2009	800,000 hectares	+0.0%
2010	800,000 hectares	+0.0%
2011	800,000 hectares	+0.0%
2012	800,000 hectares	+0.0%
2013	800,000 hectares	+0.0%
2014	800,000 hectares	+0.0%
2015	800,000 hectares	+0.0%
2016	800,000 hectares	+0.0%
2017	800,000 hectares	+0.0%
2018	800,000 hectares	+0.0%
2019	800,000 hectares	+0.0%
2020	800,000 hectares	+0.0%
2021	800,000 hectares	+0.0%
2022	800,000 hectares	+0.0%
2023	800,000 hectares	+0.0%

Namibia compared with similar countries

Namibia's 800,000 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.60 million hectares, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Namibia's 800,000 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.83 million hectares, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	644,667 hectares	641,000 hectares	648,000 hectares	9
1970s	652,800 hectares	650,000 hectares	655,000 hectares	10
1980s	658,500 hectares	655,000 hectares	660,000 hectares	10
1990s	750,500 hectares	660,000 hectares	816,000 hectares	10
2000s	810,500 hectares	800,000 hectares	816,000 hectares	10
2010s	800,000 hectares	800,000 hectares	800,000 hectares	10
2020s	800,000 hectares	800,000 hectares	800,000 hectares	4

Countries ranked near Namibia

112 Belgium 863,154 hectares compare
113 Tajikistan 844,400 hectares compare
114 Norway 803,000 hectares compare
116 Malaysia 784,300 hectares compare
117 El Salvador 721,000 hectares compare
118 Estonia 711,000 hectares compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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)

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is arable land in Namibia?: Arable land in Namibia was 800,000 hectares in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest arable land recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 816,000 hectares in 1995.
What is the lowest arable land recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 641,000 hectares in 1961.
How does Namibia rank for arable land?: Namibia ranks 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Arable land (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.