Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.002 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Namibia is 0.002 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.0109 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 96th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | — |
| 1998 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -51.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +241.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -86.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | — |
| 2007 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2010 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +2247.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -79.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -41.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +29.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -27.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -35.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +45.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +61.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +74.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.002 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.002 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 tonnes per person, 31.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +2247.1% | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Namibia?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Namibia was 0.002 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0109 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 96th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.