Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Namibia
Namibia: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield was 402.8 kg/ha in 2007. ▲ Rising
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Namibia, 1990–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2007, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Namibia stood at 402.8 kg/ha.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Namibia peaked at 551.4 kg/ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 156 kg/ha, in 2002.
That places Namibia 98th out of 131 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.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 292.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 311.1 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 345.3 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 350 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 350 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 381.8 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 409.7 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 411.8 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 448 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 503.7 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 551.4 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 404.6 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 2002 | 156 kg/ha | -61.4% |
| 2003 | 346 kg/ha | +121.8% |
| 2004 | 399.3 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 400 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 401.4 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 402.8 kg/ha | +0.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 402.8 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 550.1 kg/ha, 73% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 402.8 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 346.4 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +121.8% | 156 kg/ha | 346 kg/ha |
| 2002 | -61.4% | 404.6 kg/ha | 156 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 380.38 kg/ha | 292.4 kg/ha | 503.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 382.69 kg/ha | 156 kg/ha | 551.4 kg/ha | 8 |
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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Namibia?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Namibia was 402.8 kg/ha in 2007, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 551.4 kg/ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 156 kg/ha in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield?
- Namibia ranks 98th out of 131 countries with data for 2007.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield 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, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield. 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.