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 117th out of 119 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 49.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 339,089 hectares (2023)
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 117th out of 119 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.