Butter, Ghee — Food supply in Namibia
Namibia: Butter, Ghee — Food supply was 10,303 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Butter, Ghee — Food supply in Namibia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 10,303 million Kcal for butter, ghee — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, butter, ghee — food supply in Namibia peaked at 21,621 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,001 million Kcal, in 2011.
That places Namibia 128th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Butter, Ghee — Food supply in Namibia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,075 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 5,001 million Kcal | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 15,455 million Kcal | +209.0% |
| 2013 | 16,226 million Kcal | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 15,402 million Kcal | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 14,391 million Kcal | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 12,576 million Kcal | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 13,795 million Kcal | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 11,937 million Kcal | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 14,188 million Kcal | +18.9% |
| 2020 | 19,953 million Kcal | +40.6% |
| 2021 | 21,621 million Kcal | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 11,682 million Kcal | -46.0% |
| 2023 | 10,303 million Kcal | -11.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 10,303 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,963 million Kcal, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 10,303 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,775 million Kcal, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Butter, Ghee — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +209.0% | 5,001 million Kcal | 15,455 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,404 million Kcal | 5,001 million Kcal | 16,226 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,890 million Kcal | 10,303 million Kcal | 21,621 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 125 Senegal 11,833 million Kcal compare
- 126 Montenegro 11,542 million Kcal compare
- 127 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10,526 million Kcal compare
- 129 Mauritius 10,064 million Kcal compare
- 130 Nicaragua 9,963 million Kcal compare
- 131 Trinidad and Tobago 9,848 million Kcal compare
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 butter, ghee — food supply in Namibia?
- Butter, ghee — food supply in Namibia was 10,303 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest butter, ghee — food supply recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 21,621 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest butter, ghee — food supply recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,001 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Namibia rank for butter, ghee — food supply?
- Namibia ranks 128th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is butter, ghee — food supply rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Butter, Ghee — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A 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 capita 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.