Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Namibia
Namibia: Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 46.53 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Namibia is 46.53, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 49.3% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Namibia peaked at 243.62 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 46.53, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 156th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 138.77 | — |
| 1962 | 142.91 | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 140.32 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 146.87 | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 160.91 | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 165.96 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 170.78 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 177.87 | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 177.86 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 173.33 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 176.49 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 174.29 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 175.67 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 173.57 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 177.84 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 173.31 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 179.92 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 179.41 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 183.66 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 185.89 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 188.45 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 192.63 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 201.62 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 205.23 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 155.73 | -24.1% |
| 1986 | 185.6 | +19.2% |
| 1987 | 163.37 | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 185.11 | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 198.26 | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 186.81 | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 196.99 | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 53.59 | -72.8% |
| 1993 | 125.37 | +133.9% |
| 1994 | 189.29 | +51.0% |
| 1995 | 113.65 | -40.0% |
| 1996 | 144.46 | +27.1% |
| 1997 | 243.62 | +68.6% |
| 1998 | 195.62 | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 110.66 | -43.4% |
| 2000 | 176.27 | +59.3% |
| 2001 | 175.4 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 119.24 | -32.0% |
| 2003 | 129.68 | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 175.85 | +35.6% |
| 2005 | 170.04 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 241.88 | +42.2% |
| 2007 | 139.27 | -42.4% |
| 2008 | 129.95 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 127.75 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 136.32 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 132.72 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 179.13 | +35.0% |
| 2013 | 90.67 | -49.4% |
| 2014 | 114.54 | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 115.12 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 70.34 | -38.9% |
| 2017 | 133.43 | +89.7% |
| 2018 | 151.68 | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 50.64 | -66.6% |
| 2020 | 159.02 | +214.0% |
| 2021 | 130.16 | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 134.23 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 91.75 | -31.6% |
| 2024 | 46.53 | -49.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 158.03 | 138.77 | 177.87 | 9 |
| 1970s | 176.75 | 173.31 | 183.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 186.19 | 155.73 | 205.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 156.01 | 53.59 | 243.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 158.53 | 119.24 | 241.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 117.46 | 50.64 | 179.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.34 | 46.53 | 159.02 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Namibia?
- Cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Namibia was 46.53 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 243.62 in 1997.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.53 in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number?
- Namibia ranks 156th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.