Cantaloupes and other melons — Production in Namibia
Namibia: Cantaloupes and other melons — Production was 671.12 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cantaloupes and other melons — Production in Namibia, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cantaloupes and other melons — production in Namibia is 671.12 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — production in Namibia peaked at 1,912 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 430 t, in 2012.
That places Namibia 83rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Cantaloupes and other melons — Production in Namibia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 500 t | — |
| 1998 | 600.94 t | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 605.28 t | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 609.57 t | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 613.75 t | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 614.84 t | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 602.75 t | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 550 t | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 641.8 t | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 600 t | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 1,912 t | +218.7% |
| 2008 | 442 t | -76.9% |
| 2009 | 500 t | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 550 t | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 628.91 t | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 430 t | -31.6% |
| 2013 | 640.45 t | +48.9% |
| 2014 | 661.16 t | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 648.16 t | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 658.88 t | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 661.89 t | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 663.53 t | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 664.71 t | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 665.86 t | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 665.36 t | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 668.89 t | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 670.01 t | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 671.12 t | +0.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 671.12 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27,450 t, 2% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 671.12 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,084 t, 2% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cantaloupes and other melons — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +218.7% | 600 t | 1,912 t |
| 2008 | -76.9% | 1,912 t | 442 t |
| 2013 | +48.9% | 430 t | 640.45 t |
| 2012 | -31.6% | 628.91 t | 430 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 568.74 t | 500 t | 605.28 t | 3 |
| 2000s | 708.67 t | 442 t | 1,912 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 620.77 t | 430 t | 664.71 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 668.25 t | 665.36 t | 671.12 t | 5 |
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 cantaloupes and other melons — production in Namibia?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — production in Namibia was 671.12 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cantaloupes and other melons — production recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,912 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — production recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 430 t in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for cantaloupes and other melons — production?
- Namibia ranks 83rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — production rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Cantaloupes and other melons — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.