Dates — Area harvested in Namibia
Namibia: Dates — Area harvested was 745 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Dates — Area harvested in Namibia, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, dates — area harvested in Namibia stood at 745 ha.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 436.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — area harvested in Namibia peaked at 747 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 110 ha, in 2009.
Namibia ranks 27th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dates — Area harvested in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 200 ha | — |
| 1998 | 185 ha | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 181 ha | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 177 ha | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 173 ha | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 170 ha | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 167 ha | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 163 ha | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 160 ha | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 154 ha | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 148 ha | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 135 ha | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 110 ha | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 150 ha | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 151 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 155 ha | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 145 ha | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 139 ha | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 140 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 138 ha | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 136 ha | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 273 ha | +100.7% |
| 2019 | 401 ha | +46.9% |
| 2020 | 511 ha | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 590 ha | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 747 ha | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 707 ha | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 745 ha | +5.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 745 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,918 ha, 39% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 745 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 745 ha, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dates — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +100.7% | 136 ha | 273 ha |
| 2019 | +46.9% | 273 ha | 401 ha |
| 2010 | +36.4% | 110 ha | 150 ha |
| 2020 | +27.4% | 401 ha | 511 ha |
| 2022 | +26.6% | 590 ha | 747 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 188.67 ha | 181 ha | 200 ha | 3 |
| 2000s | 155.7 ha | 110 ha | 177 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 182.8 ha | 136 ha | 401 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 660 ha | 511 ha | 747 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 dates — area harvested in Namibia?
- Dates — area harvested in Namibia was 745 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — area harvested recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 747 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest dates — area harvested recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 110 ha in 2009.
- How does Namibia rank for dates — area harvested?
- Namibia ranks 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dates — area harvested rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 436.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Dates — 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.