Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Namibia
Namibia: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production was 0 t in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Namibia, 1990–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Namibia is 0 t, measured in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Namibia peaked at 3,312 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2008.
That places Namibia 117th out of 134 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Namibia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.7 t | — |
| 1991 | 84 t | +69.0% |
| 1992 | 103.6 t | +23.3% |
| 1993 | 140 t | +35.1% |
| 1994 | 210 t | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 420 t | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 696.5 t | +65.8% |
| 1997 | 700 t | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,120 t | +60.0% |
| 1999 | 1,763 t | +57.4% |
| 2000 | 2,065 t | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 1,342 t | -35.0% |
| 2002 | 592.9 t | -55.8% |
| 2003 | 539.35 t | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 3,312 t | +514.1% |
| 2005 | 35.35 t | -98.9% |
| 2006 | 82.25 t | +132.7% |
| 2007 | 2.45 t | -97.0% |
| 2008 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 t | — |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16,048 t. (30 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,633 t. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production 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 | +514.1% | 539.35 t | 3,312 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 528.67 t | 49.7 t | 1,763 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 797.09 t | 0 t | 3,312 t | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 114 Iraq 4.29 t compare
- 115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.17 t compare
- 116 Japan 0.57 t compare
- 117 Comoros 0 t
- 117 Croatia 0 t compare
- 117 Cyprus 0 t compare
- 117 Denmark 0 t compare
- 117 Estonia 0 t compare
- 117 Finland 0 t
- 117 Germany 0 t
- 117 Guadeloupe 0 t
- 117 Latvia 0 t compare
- 117 Malta 0 t
- 117 North Macedonia 0 t compare
- 117 Portugal 0 t
- 117 Rwanda 0 t compare
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 t
- 117 Slovenia 0 t
- 117 Sweden 0 t
- 117 Uruguay 0 t 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 — production in Namibia?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Namibia was 0 t in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,312 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2008.
- How does Namibia rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production?
- Namibia ranks 117th out of 134 countries with data for 2009.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production 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 — Production. 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.