Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.2815 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Namibia stood at 0.2815 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.7% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.4784 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0433 tonnes per person, in 1968.
That places Namibia 43rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0497 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0536 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.054 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0512 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 0.05 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0472 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0445 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0433 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0435 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0475 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0487 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0485 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0483 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0492 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0511 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0518 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0494 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0517 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.053 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.055 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0605 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0633 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0626 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0638 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.083 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0672 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0873 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0769 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0706 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.073 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0721 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1444 tonnes per person | +100.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1332 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0668 tonnes per person | -49.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1404 tonnes per person | +110.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1513 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1604 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1495 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1638 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.11 tonnes per person | -32.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1088 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0915 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0662 tonnes per person | -27.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0911 tonnes per person | +37.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1164 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0768 tonnes per person | -34.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0753 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1202 tonnes per person | +59.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0852 tonnes per person | -29.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0711 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0978 tonnes per person | +37.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1649 tonnes per person | +68.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1629 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1535 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2177 tonnes per person | +41.8% |
| 2016 | 0.221 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2701 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2475 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4784 tonnes per person | +93.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1909 tonnes per person | -60.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2604 tonnes per person | +36.4% |
| 2022 | 0.209 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2815 tonnes per person | +34.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.2815 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.2815 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 3.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +110.2% | 0.0668 tonnes per person | 0.1404 tonnes per person |
| 1992 | +100.4% | 0.0721 tonnes per person | 0.1444 tonnes per person |
| 2019 | +93.3% | 0.2475 tonnes per person | 0.4784 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0486 tonnes per person | 0.0433 tonnes per person | 0.054 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0499 tonnes per person | 0.0475 tonnes per person | 0.053 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.069 tonnes per person | 0.055 tonnes per person | 0.0873 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1255 tonnes per person | 0.0668 tonnes per person | 0.1638 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0942 tonnes per person | 0.0662 tonnes per person | 0.1202 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2085 tonnes per person | 0.0711 tonnes per person | 0.4784 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2355 tonnes per person | 0.1909 tonnes per person | 0.2815 tonnes per person | 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Namibia?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Namibia was 0.2815 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4784 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0433 tonnes per person in 1968.
- How does Namibia rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 43rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed 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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.