Land use vs yield change in cereal production in Namibia
Namibia: Land use vs yield change in cereal production was 239 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
239
Change on year
up 41.4%
World rank
28th
of 147 countries
All-time high
414
in 1997
All-time low
100
in 1961
Years of data
54
1961–2014
Land use vs yield change in cereal production in Namibia, 1961–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, land use vs yield change in cereal production in Namibia stood at 239.
The figure is up 41.4% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs yield change in cereal production in Namibia peaked at 414 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 28th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.78 | 100 | 175 | 9 |
| 1970s | 202.4 | 175 | 224 | 10 |
| 1980s | 238.3 | 228 | 256 | 10 |
| 1990s | 322.2 | 228 | 414 | 10 |
| 2000s | 326.6 | 265 | 378 | 10 |
| 2010s | 264.2 | 169 | 352 | 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)
- 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 use vs yield change in cereal production in Namibia?
- Land use vs yield change in cereal production in Namibia was 239 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs yield change in cereal production recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 414 in 1997.
- What is the lowest land use vs yield change in cereal production recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for land use vs yield change in cereal production?
- Namibia ranks 28th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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