Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 49.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Namibia stood at 49.0%.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Namibia peaked at 99.4% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 123rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 98.3% | — |
| 1962 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 96.4% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 94.5% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 85.2% | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 85.9% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 83.7% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 80.3% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 79.3% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 83.6% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 81.7% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 87.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 87.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 89.3% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 88.3% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | -20.2% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 75.7% | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | -28.2% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -41.7% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +117.7% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | -16.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 49.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 49.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.3%, 55% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to human food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +117.7% | 28.5% | 62.1% |
| 2019 | -41.7% | 49.0% | 28.5% |
| 2017 | -28.2% | 61.5% | 44.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.5% | 98.3% | 98.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.7% | 79.3% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 84.9% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 28.5% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 49.0% | 62.1% | 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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Namibia?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Namibia was 49.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 123rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.