Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 16.03 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
16.03 animals per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
179th
of 191 countries
All-time high
19.43 animals per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
0.2672 animals per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 16.03 animals per square kilometre for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 19.43 animals per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2672 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 179th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2672 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4251 animals per square kilometre | +59.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5223 animals per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6316 animals per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8138 animals per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1966 | 0.911 animals per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 0.996 animals per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 1.09 animals per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 1.19 animals per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 1.28 animals per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 1.37 animals per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 1.46 animals per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 1.55 animals per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 1.64 animals per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 1.72 animals per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 1.82 animals per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 1.92 animals per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 2 animals per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 2.1 animals per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 2.19 animals per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 2.28 animals per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 2.37 animals per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 2.47 animals per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 2.55 animals per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 2.65 animals per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 2.73 animals per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.83 animals per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 2.92 animals per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 3.01 animals per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 3.1 animals per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 3.28 animals per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 3.46 animals per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 3.64 animals per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 3.83 animals per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 4.86 animals per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1996 | 4.19 animals per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 6.19 animals per square kilometre | +47.8% |
| 1998 | 12.15 animals per square kilometre | +96.1% |
| 1999 | 10.93 animals per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 13 animals per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 12.63 animals per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 12.57 animals per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.39 animals per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 14.39 animals per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 14.45 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 14.7 animals per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 19.43 animals per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 2008 | 16.76 animals per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 17 animals per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 17.61 animals per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 18.22 animals per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 18.83 animals per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 18.95 animals per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 12.48 animals per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 2015 | 15.21 animals per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2016 | 16.39 animals per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 16.08 animals per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 15.63 animals per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 15.97 animals per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 16.3 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 16.25 animals per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.08 animals per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 16.06 animals per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 16.03 animals per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 16.03 animals per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 233.96 animals per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 16.03 animals per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.64 animals per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +96.1% | 6.19 animals per square kilometre | 12.15 animals per square kilometre |
| 1962 | +59.1% | 0.2672 animals per square kilometre | 0.4251 animals per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +47.8% | 4.19 animals per square kilometre | 6.19 animals per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -34.2% | 18.95 animals per square kilometre | 12.48 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7612 animals per square kilometre | 0.2672 animals per square kilometre | 1.19 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.69 animals per square kilometre | 1.28 animals per square kilometre | 2.1 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6 animals per square kilometre | 2.19 animals per square kilometre | 3.01 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.56 animals per square kilometre | 3.1 animals per square kilometre | 12.15 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.73 animals per square kilometre | 12.39 animals per square kilometre | 19.43 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.54 animals per square kilometre | 12.48 animals per square kilometre | 18.95 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.14 animals per square kilometre | 16.03 animals per square kilometre | 16.3 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 176 Congo 20.03 animals per square kilometre compare
- 177 Sudan 18.01 animals per square kilometre compare
- 178 Papua New Guinea 16.65 animals per square kilometre compare
- 180 Solomon Islands 12.75 animals per square kilometre compare
- 181 Equatorial Guinea 11.59 animals per square kilometre compare
- 182 Eritrea 11.51 animals 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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Namibia was 16.03 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.43 animals per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2672 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat 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
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.