Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 0.4512 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4512 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
180th
of 180 countries
All-time high
0.943 kg per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.159 kg per hectare
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Namibia stood at 0.4512 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 vs. gdp per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.943 kg per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.159 kg per hectare, in 1992.
That places Namibia 180th out of 180 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 vs. GDP per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4158 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4193 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4207 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3982 kg per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3836 kg per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3668 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3534 kg per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3584 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3527 kg per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3541 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3435 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3467 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3474 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3509 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3551 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3543 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3616 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3661 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.371 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3768 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3833 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3851 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.399 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4143 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3217 kg per hectare | -22.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4016 kg per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3554 kg per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3951 kg per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4416 kg per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4571 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.547 kg per hectare | +19.7% |
| 1992 | 0.159 kg per hectare | -70.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3561 kg per hectare | +124.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3345 kg per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2201 kg per hectare | -34.2% |
| 1996 | 0.274 kg per hectare | +24.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4466 kg per hectare | +63.0% |
| 1998 | 0.379 kg per hectare | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2144 kg per hectare | -43.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3912 kg per hectare | +82.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4409 kg per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2708 kg per hectare | -38.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3015 kg per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4183 kg per hectare | +38.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4656 kg per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6205 kg per hectare | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4813 kg per hectare | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4955 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3648 kg per hectare | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 0.405 kg per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4275 kg per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4311 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4587 kg per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2261 kg per hectare | -50.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3707 kg per hectare | +64.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2615 kg per hectare | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4263 kg per hectare | +63.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5025 kg per hectare | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 0.943 kg per hectare | +87.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5493 kg per hectare | -41.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4712 kg per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4878 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4512 kg per hectare | -7.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.4512 kg per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.09 kg per hectare, 22% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.4512 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 kg per hectare, 33% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +124.0% | 0.159 kg per hectare | 0.3561 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | +87.7% | 0.5025 kg per hectare | 0.943 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3854 kg per hectare | 0.3527 kg per hectare | 0.4207 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3551 kg per hectare | 0.3435 kg per hectare | 0.371 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3874 kg per hectare | 0.3217 kg per hectare | 0.4416 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3388 kg per hectare | 0.159 kg per hectare | 0.547 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.425 kg per hectare | 0.2708 kg per hectare | 0.6205 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4452 kg per hectare | 0.2261 kg per hectare | 0.943 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4899 kg per hectare | 0.4512 kg per hectare | 0.5493 kg per hectare | 4 |
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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 yield vs. gdp per capita in Namibia?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Namibia was 0.4512 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.943 kg per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.159 kg per hectare in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 180th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.