Cereal yields in Namibia
Namibia: Cereal yields was 0.1844 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1844 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 47.8%
World rank
185th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.943 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.159 tonnes per hectare
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yields in Namibia stood at 0.1844 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 47.8% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Namibia peaked at 0.943 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.159 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
That places Namibia 185th 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 yields in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4158 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4193 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4207 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3982 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3836 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3668 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3534 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3584 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3527 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3541 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3435 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3467 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3474 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3509 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3551 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3543 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3616 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3661 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.371 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3768 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3833 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3851 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.399 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4143 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3217 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4016 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3554 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3951 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4416 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4571 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.547 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 1992 | 0.159 tonnes per hectare | -70.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3561 tonnes per hectare | +124.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3345 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2201 tonnes per hectare | -34.2% |
| 1996 | 0.274 tonnes per hectare | +24.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4466 tonnes per hectare | +63.0% |
| 1998 | 0.379 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2144 tonnes per hectare | -43.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3912 tonnes per hectare | +82.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4409 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2708 tonnes per hectare | -38.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3015 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4183 tonnes per hectare | +38.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4656 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6205 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4813 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4955 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3648 tonnes per hectare | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 0.405 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4275 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4311 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4587 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2261 tonnes per hectare | -50.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3707 tonnes per hectare | +64.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2615 tonnes per hectare | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4263 tonnes per hectare | +63.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5025 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 0.943 tonnes per hectare | +87.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5493 tonnes per hectare | -41.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4712 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4878 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3534 tonnes per hectare | -27.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1844 tonnes per hectare | -47.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1844 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 tonnes per hectare, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1844 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34 tonnes per hectare, 14% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yields 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 tonnes per hectare | 0.3561 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3854 tonnes per hectare | 0.3527 tonnes per hectare | 0.4207 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3551 tonnes per hectare | 0.3435 tonnes per hectare | 0.371 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3874 tonnes per hectare | 0.3217 tonnes per hectare | 0.4416 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3388 tonnes per hectare | 0.159 tonnes per hectare | 0.547 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.425 tonnes per hectare | 0.2708 tonnes per hectare | 0.6205 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4452 tonnes per hectare | 0.2261 tonnes per hectare | 0.943 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4092 tonnes per hectare | 0.1844 tonnes per hectare | 0.5493 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 yields in Namibia?
- Cereal yields in Namibia was 0.1844 tonnes per hectare 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 yields recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.943 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.159 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for cereal yields?
- Namibia ranks 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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 of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.