What is cereal seed quantity in Namibia?

Cereal seed quantity in Namibia was 6,133 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest cereal seed quantity recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 7,462 FAO, metric tonnes in 1996.

What is the lowest cereal seed quantity recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 1,968 FAO, metric tonnes in 1961.

How does Namibia rank for cereal seed quantity?

Namibia ranks 40th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.

Is cereal seed quantity rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cereal seed quantity in Namibia

Name: Cereal seed quantity in Namibia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Namibia: Cereal seed quantity was 6,133 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

6,133 FAO, metric tonnes

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

40th

of 50 countries

All-time high

7,462 FAO, metric tonnes

in 1996

All-time low

1,968 FAO, metric tonnes

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Cereal seed quantity in Namibia, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.

Analysis

In 2011, cereal seed quantity in Namibia stood at 6,133 FAO, metric tonnes.

The figure is up 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereal seed quantity in Namibia peaked at 7,462 FAO, metric tonnes in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1,968 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1961.

Namibia ranks 40th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2,637 FAO, metric tonnes	1,968 FAO, metric tonnes	3,198 FAO, metric tonnes	9
1970s	3,798 FAO, metric tonnes	3,418 FAO, metric tonnes	4,202 FAO, metric tonnes	10
1980s	4,380 FAO, metric tonnes	4,086 FAO, metric tonnes	4,619 FAO, metric tonnes	10
1990s	6,104 FAO, metric tonnes	4,114 FAO, metric tonnes	7,462 FAO, metric tonnes	10
2000s	5,908 FAO, metric tonnes	4,939 FAO, metric tonnes	6,573 FAO, metric tonnes	10
2010s	6,133 FAO, metric tonnes	6,133 FAO, metric tonnes	6,133 FAO, metric tonnes	2

Countries ranked near Namibia

37 Guinea-Bissau 8,995 FAO, metric tonnes compare
38 Burundi 7,672 FAO, metric tonnes compare
39 Central African Republic 6,601 FAO, metric tonnes compare
41 Mauritania 5,085 FAO, metric tonnes compare
42 Lesotho 4,368 FAO, metric tonnes compare
43 Botswana 3,318 FAO, metric tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.99 (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 6.99 (2025)
Land under cereal production 339,089 hectares (2023)

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cereal seed quantity in Namibia?: Cereal seed quantity in Namibia was 6,133 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest cereal seed quantity recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 7,462 FAO, metric tonnes in 1996.
What is the lowest cereal seed quantity recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 1,968 FAO, metric tonnes in 1961.
How does Namibia rank for cereal seed quantity?: Namibia ranks 40th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is cereal seed quantity rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes)
Unit: FAO, metric tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 56 places, 2,772 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.