Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Namibia
Namibia: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0377 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Namibia stood at 0.0377 An per person.
That represents a change of down 25.8% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Namibia peaked at 0.231 An per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.032 An per person, in 2021.
That places Namibia 68th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Namibia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1118 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1218 An per person | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1223 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1319 An per person | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1362 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1771 An per person | +30.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1868 An per person | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1957 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1997 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1979 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.196 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1939 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1918 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1896 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0888 An per person | -53.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1442 An per person | +62.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1617 An per person | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1677 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2018 An per person | +20.3% |
| 1980 | 0.231 An per person | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1438 An per person | -37.8% |
| 1982 | 0.137 An per person | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1488 An per person | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1467 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1492 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1431 An per person | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1405 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.138 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1422 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1306 An per person | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1402 An per person | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1427 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1465 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1384 An per person | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1346 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1329 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0794 An per person | -40.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0979 An per person | +23.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1126 An per person | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1499 An per person | +33.1% |
| 2001 | 0.133 An per person | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1111 An per person | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1121 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0944 An per person | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0852 An per person | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0728 An per person | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0694 An per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0734 An per person | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0702 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0691 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0638 An per person | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0565 An per person | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0629 An per person | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0634 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0555 An per person | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0533 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0547 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0462 An per person | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0439 An per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0336 An per person | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 0.032 An per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0353 An per person | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0508 An per person | +44.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0377 An per person | -25.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0377 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0264 An per person, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0377 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0265 An per person, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +62.4% | 0.0888 An per person | 0.1442 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1537 An per person | 0.1118 An per person | 0.1997 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1734 An per person | 0.0888 An per person | 0.2018 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.152 An per person | 0.137 An per person | 0.231 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1256 An per person | 0.0794 An per person | 0.1465 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0971 An per person | 0.0694 An per person | 0.1499 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0569 An per person | 0.0439 An per person | 0.0691 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0379 An per person | 0.032 An per person | 0.0508 An per person | 5 |
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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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Namibia?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Namibia was 0.0377 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.231 An per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.032 An per person in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Namibia ranks 68th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.