Economically active population in agriculture in Namibia
Namibia: Economically active population in agriculture was 271,000 number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Economically active population in agriculture in Namibia, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files. Measured in number.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 271,000 number for economically active population in agriculture in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economically active population in agriculture in Namibia peaked at 271,000 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 177,000 number, in 1980.
Namibia ranks 44th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 187,900 number | 177,000 number | 212,000 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 233,200 number | 219,000 number | 248,000 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 257,000 number | 253,000 number | 265,000 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 269,000 number | 267,000 number | 271,000 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture share gdp 6.99 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.99 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 49.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 1.52 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 0.4512 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economically active population in agriculture in Namibia?
- Economically active population in agriculture in Namibia was 271,000 number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 271,000 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 177,000 number in 1980.
- How does Namibia rank for economically active population in agriculture?
- Namibia ranks 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is economically active population in agriculture rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, Production Yearbook and data files, published as part of Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural employment shows the number of workers in the agricultural sector.