Crop yields in Namibia
Namibia: Crop yields was 7.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.07 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 21.7%
World rank
6th
of 126 countries
All-time high
7.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.9867 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Crop yields in Namibia, 1961–2024
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 crop yields in Namibia is 7.07 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Namibia peaked at 7.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9867 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 6th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Crop yields in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9867 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1963 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1964 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1970 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 4.87 tonnes per hectare | +84.8% |
| 1990 | 4.42 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 5.9 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 5.19 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 5.25 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | -20.5% |
| 1997 | 4.64 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | -26.1% |
| 2000 | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | +39.9% |
| 2001 | 6.05 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 6.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | -33.4% |
| 2005 | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 6.72 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 6.09 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 6.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 5.64 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.51 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.41 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 7.07 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 7.07 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 tonnes per hectare, 2.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 7.07 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.67 tonnes per hectare, 4.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +84.8% | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 4.87 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.9867 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 4.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 5.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.64 tonnes per hectare | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | 6.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.78 tonnes per hectare | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.88 tonnes per hectare | 5.41 tonnes per hectare | 7.07 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 crop yields in Namibia?
- Crop yields in Namibia was 7.07 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 crop yields recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9867 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for crop yields?
- Namibia ranks 6th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crop 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.