Cotton yields in Namibia
Namibia: Cotton yields was 1.15 tonnes per hectare in 2007. ▲ Rising
Cotton yields in Namibia, 1990–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.15 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 2007.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Namibia peaked at 1.58 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4458 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
That places Namibia 58th out of 100 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.8353 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.4458 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 55 Benin 1.19 tonnes per hectare compare
- 56 Venezuela 1.18 tonnes per hectare compare
- 57 Burkina Faso 1.18 tonnes per hectare compare
- 59 Albania 1.11 tonnes per hectare compare
- 60 Guinea-Bissau 1.11 tonnes per hectare compare
- 61 Madagascar 1.06 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 49.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 339,089 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in Namibia?
- Cotton yields in Namibia was 1.15 tonnes per hectare in 2007, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4458 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for cotton yields?
- Namibia ranks 58th out of 100 countries with data for 2007.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.