Global meat production, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.0959 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0959 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
192nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1181 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
0.0368 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, global meat production, per square kilometre in Namibia stood at 0.0959 tonnes per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.1181 tonnes per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0368 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 192nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0368 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0414 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.044 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0457 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0537 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0561 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0589 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0611 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0623 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0634 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0648 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0662 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0679 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.048 tonnes per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0598 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0673 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0709 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0804 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 0.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0619 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0588 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0614 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0643 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0654 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0682 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0672 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0719 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0778 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0745 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0847 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0812 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0821 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0828 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0778 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.077 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.061 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0722 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0925 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1181 tonnes per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0998 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0952 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0993 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0913 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.089 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.087 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0929 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0925 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0933 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0939 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0949 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.097 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0979 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0947 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0911 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0907 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0939 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0904 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0895 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0802 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0791 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0891 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1031 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0959 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0959 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0959 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0486 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0368 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0611 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0651 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.048 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0804 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0687 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0588 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0786 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.061 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0925 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0958 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.087 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1181 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0934 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0895 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0979 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0895 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0791 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1031 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 189 Bhutan 0.1194 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 190 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.113 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 191 Libya 0.1049 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 193 Suriname 0.0783 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 194 Equatorial Guinea 0.0234 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0369 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.5257 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0015 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0026 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 12.81 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.0959 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1181 tonnes per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0368 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 192nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.