What is land area in Namibia?

Land area in Namibia was 82.33 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 82.33 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 82.33 million hectares in 1961.

How does Namibia rank for land area?

Namibia ranks 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Namibia

Name: Land area in Namibia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Namibia: Land area was 82.33 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

82.33 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

15th

of 53 countries

All-time high

82.33 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

82.33 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Namibia, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 82.33 million hectares for land area 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 in Namibia peaked at 82.33 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 82.33 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Namibia 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	82.33 million hectares	82.33 million hectares	82.33 million hectares	9
1970s	82.33 million hectares	82.33 million hectares	82.33 million hectares	10
1980s	82.33 million hectares	82.33 million hectares	82.33 million hectares	10
1990s	82.33 million hectares	82.33 million hectares	82.33 million hectares	10
2000s	82.33 million hectares	82.33 million hectares	82.33 million hectares	10
2010s	82.33 million hectares	82.33 million hectares	82.33 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Namibia

12 Egypt 99.55 million hectares compare
13 Nigeria 91.08 million hectares compare
14 Tanzania 88.58 million hectares compare
16 Mozambique 78.64 million hectares compare
17 Zambia 74.34 million hectares compare
18 Somalia 62.73 million hectares compare

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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)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Namibia?: Land area in Namibia was 82.33 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 82.33 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 82.33 million hectares in 1961.
How does Namibia rank for land area?: Namibia ranks 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.