Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Namibia
Namibia: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 0.1844 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Namibia stood at 0.1844 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 47.8% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Namibia peaked at 0.943 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.159 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
Namibia ranks 184th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3854 tonnes per hectare | 0.3527 tonnes per hectare | 0.4207 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3551 tonnes per hectare | 0.3435 tonnes per hectare | 0.371 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3874 tonnes per hectare | 0.3217 tonnes per hectare | 0.4416 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3388 tonnes per hectare | 0.159 tonnes per hectare | 0.547 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.425 tonnes per hectare | 0.2708 tonnes per hectare | 0.6205 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4452 tonnes per hectare | 0.2261 tonnes per hectare | 0.943 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4092 tonnes per hectare | 0.1844 tonnes per hectare | 0.5493 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 49.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 339,089 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Namibia?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Namibia was 0.1844 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.943 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.159 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Namibia ranks 184th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.