Cereal production in Namibia
Namibia: Cereal production was 61,229 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 147th out of 185 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.
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 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 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 147th out of 185 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.