Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.4169 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia is 0.4169 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.6002 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0791 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 125th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.104 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1074 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1074 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1208 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1965 | 0.139 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1523 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1657 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1742 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1815 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1815 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1948 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1973 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2045 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.207 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2155 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2167 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2264 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2276 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2325 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2376 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2389 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2463 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2551 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2565 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2375 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2454 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2366 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2564 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2661 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2603 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2549 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2371 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2555 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.422 ha per square kilometre | +65.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3912 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.396 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4296 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3883 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4188 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3756 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3354 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3947 ha per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3922 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3703 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3369 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3641 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2932 ha per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2759 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3721 ha per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2010 | 0.355 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3363 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4671 ha per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2293 ha per square kilometre | -50.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6002 ha per square kilometre | +161.7% |
| 2015 | 0.372 ha per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3455 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.392 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3696 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0791 ha per square kilometre | -78.6% |
| 2020 | 0.375 ha per square kilometre | +374.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3945 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4188 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4169 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1391 ha per square kilometre | 0.104 ha per square kilometre | 0.1815 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2104 ha per square kilometre | 0.1815 ha per square kilometre | 0.2325 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2476 ha per square kilometre | 0.2366 ha per square kilometre | 0.2661 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3454 ha per square kilometre | 0.2371 ha per square kilometre | 0.4296 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.351 ha per square kilometre | 0.2759 ha per square kilometre | 0.3947 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3546 ha per square kilometre | 0.0791 ha per square kilometre | 0.6002 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4013 ha per square kilometre | 0.375 ha per square kilometre | 0.4188 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 122 Chile 0.5267 ha per square kilometre compare
- 123 Jordan 0.5156 ha per square kilometre compare
- 124 New Zealand 0.4416 ha per square kilometre compare
- 126 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4094 ha per square kilometre compare
- 127 Costa Rica 0.3674 ha per square kilometre compare
- 128 Suriname 0.3235 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.4169 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6002 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0791 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 125th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.