Land area equipped for irrigation in Namibia
Namibia: Land area equipped for irrigation was 8,000 hectares in 2011. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation in Namibia, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 8,000 hectares for land area equipped for irrigation in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation in Namibia peaked at 8,000 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Namibia 40th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,200 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,300 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,900 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 2 |
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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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.99 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.99 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 339,089 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation in Namibia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation in Namibia was 8,000 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,000 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for land area equipped for irrigation?
- Namibia ranks 40th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Area equipped to provide water (via irrigation) to the crops. It includes areas equipped for full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for spate irrigation. Data are expressed in 1000 hectares.