Cereal production in Namibia
Namibia: Cereal production was 61,229 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
61,229 tonnes
Change on year
down 49.5%
World rank
148th
of 186 countries
All-time high
186,008 tonnes
in 2006
All-time low
31,031 tonnes
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal production 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.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 61,229 tonnes for cereal production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 49.5% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Namibia peaked at 186,008 tonnes in 2006 and was at its lowest, 31,031 tonnes, in 1992.
That places Namibia 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,592 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 37,068 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 37,208 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 39,600 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 43,900 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 46,000 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 48,200 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 51,400 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 52,700 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 52,900 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 55,100 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 56,300 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 58,500 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 59,800 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 63,000 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 63,200 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 67,400 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 68,600 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 71,000 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 73,700 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 75,400 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 78,100 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 83,800 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 87,500 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 62,900 tonnes | -28.1% |
| 1986 | 81,129 tonnes | +29.0% |
| 1987 | 69,239 tonnes | -14.7% |
| 1988 | 83,383 tonnes | +20.4% |
| 1989 | 96,757 tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1990 | 97,948 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 114,785 tonnes | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 31,031 tonnes | -73.0% |
| 1993 | 74,900 tonnes | +141.4% |
| 1994 | 116,234 tonnes | +55.2% |
| 1995 | 70,885 tonnes | -39.0% |
| 1996 | 89,320 tonnes | +26.0% |
| 1997 | 157,984 tonnes | +76.9% |
| 1998 | 121,180 tonnes | -23.3% |
| 1999 | 73,899 tonnes | -39.0% |
| 2000 | 120,979 tonnes | +63.7% |
| 2001 | 121,744 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 87,998 tonnes | -27.7% |
| 2003 | 97,334 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 127,535 tonnes | +31.0% |
| 2005 | 129,138 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 186,008 tonnes | +44.0% |
| 2007 | 116,183 tonnes | -37.5% |
| 2008 | 112,580 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 111,738 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 118,358 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 118,339 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 165,800 tonnes | +40.1% |
| 2013 | 86,600 tonnes | -47.8% |
| 2014 | 111,718 tonnes | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 113,529 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 74,368 tonnes | -34.5% |
| 2017 | 137,559 tonnes | +85.0% |
| 2018 | 152,898 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 61,400 tonnes | -59.8% |
| 2020 | 169,575 tonnes | +176.2% |
| 2021 | 153,028 tonnes | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 168,181 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 121,305 tonnes | -27.9% |
| 2024 | 61,229 tonnes | -49.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 61,229 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.95 million tonnes, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 61,229 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.65 million tonnes, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +176.2% | 61,400 tonnes | 169,575 tonnes |
| 1993 | +141.4% | 31,031 tonnes | 74,900 tonnes |
| 2017 | +85.0% | 74,368 tonnes | 137,559 tonnes |
| 1992 | -73.0% | 114,785 tonnes | 31,031 tonnes |
| 1997 | +76.9% | 89,320 tonnes | 157,984 tonnes |
| 2019 | -59.8% | 152,898 tonnes | 61,400 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43,519 tonnes | 35,592 tonnes | 52,700 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 61,580 tonnes | 52,900 tonnes | 71,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 79,191 tonnes | 62,900 tonnes | 96,757 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 94,817 tonnes | 31,031 tonnes | 157,984 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 121,124 tonnes | 87,998 tonnes | 186,008 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,057 tonnes | 61,400 tonnes | 165,800 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 134,664 tonnes | 61,229 tonnes | 169,575 tonnes | 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 cereal production in Namibia?
- Cereal production in Namibia was 61,229 tonnes 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 production recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 186,008 tonnes in 2006.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,031 tonnes in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for cereal production?
- Namibia ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. 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 production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.