Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Namibia
Namibia: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 0 ha in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Namibia, 1990–2014
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2014, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Namibia stood at 0 ha. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Namibia peaked at 8,294 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2008.
Namibia ranks 115th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 170 ha | — |
| 1991 | 270 ha | +58.8% |
| 1992 | 300 ha | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 400 ha | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 600 ha | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 1,100 ha | +83.3% |
| 1996 | 1,700 ha | +54.5% |
| 1997 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,500 ha | +47.1% |
| 1999 | 3,500 ha | +40.0% |
| 2000 | 3,745 ha | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 3,315 ha | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 3,800 ha | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 1,559 ha | -59.0% |
| 2004 | 8,294 ha | +432.0% |
| 2005 | 88 ha | -98.9% |
| 2006 | 205 ha | +133.0% |
| 2007 | 6 ha | -97.1% |
| 2008 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 ha | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha | — |
| 2014 | 0 ha | — |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36,080 ha. (30 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21,655 ha. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +432.0% | 1,559 ha | 8,294 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,224 ha | 170 ha | 3,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,101 ha | 0 ha | 8,294 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 112 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10 ha compare
- 113 Iraq 8 ha compare
- 114 Japan 1 ha compare
- 115 Comoros 0 ha
- 115 Croatia 0 ha compare
- 115 Cyprus 0 ha compare
- 115 Denmark 0 ha compare
- 115 Estonia 0 ha compare
- 115 Germany 0 ha compare
- 115 Guadeloupe 0 ha
- 115 Latvia 0 ha compare
- 115 Lithuania 0 ha compare
- 115 Malta 0 ha
- 115 North Macedonia 0 ha compare
- 115 Portugal 0 ha
- 115 Rwanda 0 ha compare
- 115 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
- 115 Slovakia 0 ha compare
- 115 Slovenia 0 ha
- 115 Sweden 0 ha
- 115 Uruguay 0 ha compare
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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Namibia?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Namibia was 0 ha in 2014, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,294 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2008.
- How does Namibia rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Namibia ranks 115th out of 133 countries with data for 2014.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.