Cereal production in Namibia
Namibia: Cereal production was 61,229 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
61,229
Change on year
down 49.5%
World rank
148th
of 186 countries
All-time high
186,008
in 2006
All-time low
31,031
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal production in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 61,229 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 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 31,031, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,592 | — |
| 1962 | 37,068 | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 37,208 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 39,600 | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 43,900 | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 46,000 | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 48,200 | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 51,400 | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 52,700 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 52,900 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 55,100 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 56,300 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 58,500 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 59,800 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 63,000 | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 63,200 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 67,400 | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 68,600 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 71,000 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 73,700 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 75,400 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 78,100 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 83,800 | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 87,500 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 62,900 | -28.1% |
| 1986 | 81,129 | +29.0% |
| 1987 | 69,239 | -14.7% |
| 1988 | 83,383 | +20.4% |
| 1989 | 96,757 | +16.0% |
| 1990 | 97,948 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 114,785 | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 31,031 | -73.0% |
| 1993 | 74,900 | +141.4% |
| 1994 | 116,234 | +55.2% |
| 1995 | 70,885 | -39.0% |
| 1996 | 89,320 | +26.0% |
| 1997 | 157,984 | +76.9% |
| 1998 | 121,180 | -23.3% |
| 1999 | 73,899 | -39.0% |
| 2000 | 120,979 | +63.7% |
| 2001 | 121,744 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 87,998 | -27.7% |
| 2003 | 97,334 | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 127,535 | +31.0% |
| 2005 | 129,138 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 186,008 | +44.0% |
| 2007 | 116,183 | -37.5% |
| 2008 | 112,580 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 111,738 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 118,358 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 118,339 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 165,800 | +40.1% |
| 2013 | 86,600 | -47.8% |
| 2014 | 111,718 | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 113,529 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 74,368 | -34.5% |
| 2017 | 137,559 | +85.0% |
| 2018 | 152,898 | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 61,400 | -59.8% |
| 2020 | 169,575 | +176.2% |
| 2021 | 153,028 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 168,181 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 121,305 | -27.9% |
| 2024 | 61,229 | -49.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 61,229 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.95 million, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 61,229 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.65 million, 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 | 169,575 |
| 1993 | +141.4% | 31,031 | 74,900 |
| 2017 | +85.0% | 74,368 | 137,559 |
| 1992 | -73.0% | 114,785 | 31,031 |
| 1997 | +76.9% | 89,320 | 157,984 |
| 2019 | -59.8% | 152,898 | 61,400 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43,519 | 35,592 | 52,700 | 9 |
| 1970s | 61,580 | 52,900 | 71,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79,191 | 62,900 | 96,757 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94,817 | 31,031 | 157,984 | 10 |
| 2000s | 121,124 | 87,998 | 186,008 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,057 | 61,400 | 165,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 134,664 | 61,229 | 169,575 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0369 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.5257 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0015 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0026 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 12.81 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Namibia?
- Cereal production in Namibia was 61,229 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 186,008 in 2006.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,031 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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