Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Namibia
Namibia: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 332,033 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested in Namibia stood at 332,033 ha.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Namibia peaked at 494,144 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 65,109 ha, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 105th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 88,400 ha | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 88,450 ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 99,450 ha | +12.4% |
| 1965 | 114,450 ha | +15.1% |
| 1966 | 125,400 ha | +9.6% |
| 1967 | 136,400 ha | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 143,400 ha | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 149,400 ha | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 149,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 160,400 ha | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 162,400 ha | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 168,400 ha | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 170,400 ha | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 177,400 ha | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 178,400 ha | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 186,400 ha | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 187,400 ha | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 191,400 ha | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 195,600 ha | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 196,700 ha | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 202,800 ha | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 210,000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 211,200 ha | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 195,500 ha | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 202,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 194,800 ha | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 211,059 ha | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 219,113 ha | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 214,293 ha | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 209,833 ha | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 195,200 ha | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 210,346 ha | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 347,457 ha | +65.2% |
| 1995 | 322,107 ha | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 326,027 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 353,715 ha | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 319,711 ha | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 344,753 ha | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 309,224 ha | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 276,112 ha | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 324,980 ha | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 322,857 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 304,857 ha | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 277,385 ha | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 299,780 ha | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 241,380 ha | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 227,182 ha | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 306,316 ha | +34.8% |
| 2010 | 292,257 ha | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 276,839 ha | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 384,584 ha | +38.9% |
| 2013 | 188,795 ha | -50.9% |
| 2014 | 494,144 ha | +161.7% |
| 2015 | 306,251 ha | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 284,437 ha | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 322,697 ha | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 304,290 ha | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 65,109 ha | -78.6% |
| 2020 | 308,713 ha | +374.1% |
| 2021 | 324,779 ha | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 344,772 ha | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 343,227 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 332,033 ha | -3.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 332,033 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 777,524 ha, 43% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 332,033 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 million ha, 26% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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 | +374.1% | 65,109 ha | 308,713 ha |
| 2014 | +161.7% | 188,795 ha | 494,144 ha |
| 2019 | -78.6% | 304,290 ha | 65,109 ha |
| 1994 | +65.2% | 210,346 ha | 347,457 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114,550 ha | 85,600 ha | 149,400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 173,200 ha | 149,400 ha | 191,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 203,877 ha | 194,800 ha | 219,113 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 284,344 ha | 195,200 ha | 353,715 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 289,007 ha | 227,182 ha | 324,980 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 291,940 ha | 65,109 ha | 494,144 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 330,705 ha | 308,713 ha | 344,772 ha | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested in Namibia?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Namibia was 332,033 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 494,144 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,109 ha in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Namibia ranks 105th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.