Change of cereal yield vs land used in Namibia
Namibia: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 0.1844 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1844
Change on year
down 47.8%
World rank
185th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.943
in 2019
All-time low
0.159
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield vs land used in Namibia is 0.1844, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 47.8% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Namibia peaked at 0.943 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.159, in 1992.
That places Namibia 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4158 | — |
| 1962 | 0.4193 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4207 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3982 | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3836 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3668 | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3534 | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3584 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3527 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3541 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3435 | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3467 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3474 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3509 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3551 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3543 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3616 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3661 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.371 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3768 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3833 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3851 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.399 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4143 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3217 | -22.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4016 | +24.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3554 | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3951 | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4416 | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4571 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.547 | +19.7% |
| 1992 | 0.159 | -70.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3561 | +124.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3345 | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2201 | -34.2% |
| 1996 | 0.274 | +24.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4466 | +63.0% |
| 1998 | 0.379 | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2144 | -43.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3912 | +82.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4409 | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2708 | -38.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3015 | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4183 | +38.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4656 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6205 | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4813 | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4955 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3648 | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 0.405 | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4275 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4311 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4587 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2261 | -50.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3707 | +64.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2615 | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4263 | +63.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5025 | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 0.943 | +87.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5493 | -41.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4712 | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4878 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3534 | -27.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1844 | -47.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1844 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1844 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34, 14% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +124.0% | 0.159 | 0.3561 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3854 | 0.3527 | 0.4207 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3551 | 0.3435 | 0.371 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3874 | 0.3217 | 0.4416 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3388 | 0.159 | 0.547 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.425 | 0.2708 | 0.6205 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4452 | 0.2261 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4092 | 0.1844 | 0.5493 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0369 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.5257 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0015 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0026 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 12.81 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Namibia?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Namibia was 0.1844 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.943 in 2019.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.159 in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Namibia ranks 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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