Groundnut yields in Namibia
Namibia: Groundnut yields was 0.3396 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Groundnut yields in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnut yields in Namibia is 0.3396 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Namibia peaked at 1.2 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0877 tonnes per hectare, in 2005.
That places Namibia 118th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | -30.6% |
| 1992 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7107 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1309 tonnes per hectare | -84.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5341 tonnes per hectare | +308.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5353 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +24.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5179 tonnes per hectare | -22.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4664 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4587 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4415 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4598 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.44 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0877 tonnes per hectare | -80.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2231 tonnes per hectare | +154.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4387 tonnes per hectare | +96.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3701 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5181 tonnes per hectare | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4349 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3781 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4098 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4066 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3696 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3717 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3591 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3521 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3451 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3382 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3313 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3367 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3455 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3425 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3396 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.3396 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.18 tonnes per hectare, 29% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.3396 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 41% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +308.0% | 0.1309 tonnes per hectare | 0.5341 tonnes per hectare |
| 2006 | +154.4% | 0.0877 tonnes per hectare | 0.2231 tonnes per hectare |
| 2007 | +96.6% | 0.2231 tonnes per hectare | 0.4387 tonnes per hectare |
| 1995 | -84.3% | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | 0.1309 tonnes per hectare |
| 2005 | -80.1% | 0.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.0877 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6587 tonnes per hectare | 0.1309 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3904 tonnes per hectare | 0.0877 tonnes per hectare | 0.5181 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3765 tonnes per hectare | 0.3382 tonnes per hectare | 0.4349 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3391 tonnes per hectare | 0.3313 tonnes per hectare | 0.3455 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 groundnut yields in Namibia?
- Groundnut yields in Namibia was 0.3396 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest groundnut yields recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0877 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- How does Namibia rank for groundnut yields?
- Namibia ranks 118th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.