Cereal yield in Namibia

Namibia: Cereal yield was 451.2 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
451.2 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
180th
of 181 countries
All-time high
943 kg per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
159 kg per hectare
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereal yield in Namibia, 1961–2023

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Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.

Analysis

In 2023, cereal yield in Namibia stood at 451.2 kg per hectare.

That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereal yield in Namibia peaked at 943 kg per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 159 kg per hectare, in 1992.

That places Namibia 180th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Cereal yield in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Namibia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per hectare Change
1961 415.8 kg per hectare
1962 419.3 kg per hectare +0.8%
1963 420.7 kg per hectare +0.3%
1964 398.2 kg per hectare -5.3%
1965 383.6 kg per hectare -3.7%
1966 366.8 kg per hectare -4.4%
1967 353.4 kg per hectare -3.7%
1968 358.4 kg per hectare +1.4%
1969 352.7 kg per hectare -1.6%
1970 354.1 kg per hectare +0.4%
1971 343.5 kg per hectare -3.0%
1972 346.7 kg per hectare +0.9%
1973 347.4 kg per hectare +0.2%
1974 350.9 kg per hectare +1.0%
1975 355.1 kg per hectare +1.2%
1976 354.3 kg per hectare -0.2%
1977 361.6 kg per hectare +2.1%
1978 366.1 kg per hectare +1.2%
1979 371 kg per hectare +1.3%
1980 376.8 kg per hectare +1.6%
1981 383.3 kg per hectare +1.7%
1982 385.1 kg per hectare +0.5%
1983 399 kg per hectare +3.6%
1984 414.3 kg per hectare +3.8%
1985 321.7 kg per hectare -22.4%
1986 401.6 kg per hectare +24.8%
1987 355.4 kg per hectare -11.5%
1988 395.1 kg per hectare +11.2%
1989 441.6 kg per hectare +11.8%
1990 457.1 kg per hectare +3.5%
1991 547 kg per hectare +19.7%
1992 159 kg per hectare -70.9%
1993 356.1 kg per hectare +124.0%
1994 334.5 kg per hectare -6.1%
1995 220.1 kg per hectare -34.2%
1996 274 kg per hectare +24.5%
1997 446.6 kg per hectare +63.0%
1998 379 kg per hectare -15.1%
1999 214.4 kg per hectare -43.4%
2000 391.2 kg per hectare +82.5%
2001 440.9 kg per hectare +12.7%
2002 270.8 kg per hectare -38.6%
2003 301.5 kg per hectare +11.3%
2004 418.3 kg per hectare +38.7%
2005 465.6 kg per hectare +11.3%
2006 620.5 kg per hectare +33.3%
2007 481.3 kg per hectare -22.4%
2008 495.5 kg per hectare +3.0%
2009 364.8 kg per hectare -26.4%
2010 405 kg per hectare +11.0%
2011 427.5 kg per hectare +5.6%
2012 431.1 kg per hectare +0.8%
2013 458.7 kg per hectare +6.4%
2014 226.1 kg per hectare -50.7%
2015 370.7 kg per hectare +64.0%
2016 261.5 kg per hectare -29.5%
2017 426.3 kg per hectare +63.0%
2018 502.5 kg per hectare +17.9%
2019 943 kg per hectare +87.7%
2020 549.3 kg per hectare -41.7%
2021 471.2 kg per hectare -14.2%
2022 487.8 kg per hectare +3.5%
2023 451.2 kg per hectare -7.5%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 451.2 kg per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,085 kg per hectare, 22% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 451.2 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg per hectare, 34% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereal yield 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.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +124.0% 159 kg per hectare 356.1 kg per hectare
2019 +87.7% 502.5 kg per hectare 943 kg per hectare

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 385.43 kg per hectare 352.7 kg per hectare 420.7 kg per hectare 9
1970s 355.07 kg per hectare 343.5 kg per hectare 371 kg per hectare 10
1980s 387.39 kg per hectare 321.7 kg per hectare 441.6 kg per hectare 10
1990s 338.78 kg per hectare 159 kg per hectare 547 kg per hectare 10
2000s 425.04 kg per hectare 270.8 kg per hectare 620.5 kg per hectare 10
2010s 445.24 kg per hectare 226.1 kg per hectare 943 kg per hectare 10
2020s 489.88 kg per hectare 451.2 kg per hectare 549.3 kg per hectare 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 177 Sudan 580.3 kg per hectare compare
  2. 178 Niger 577.4 kg per hectare compare
  3. 179 Somalia 503.5 kg per hectare compare
  4. 181 Cape Verde 40.3 kg per hectare compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereal yield in Namibia?
Cereal yield in Namibia was 451.2 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 943 kg per hectare in 2019.
What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 159 kg per hectare in 1992.
How does Namibia rank for cereal yield?
Namibia ranks 180th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereal yield rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Unit
kg per hectare
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 13,351 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.