Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Namibia
Namibia: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 239 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Namibia, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by 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.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 103 | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 116 | +12.6% |
| 1965 | 134 | +15.5% |
| 1966 | 146 | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 159 | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 168 | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 175 | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 175 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 187 | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 190 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 197 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 199 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 207 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 208 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 218 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 219 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 224 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 229 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 230 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 237 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 245 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 247 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 228 | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 236 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 228 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 247 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 256 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 250 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 245 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 228 | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 246 | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 406 | +65.0% |
| 1995 | 375 | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 381 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 414 | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 322 | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 355 | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 378 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 323 | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 283 | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 347 | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 356 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 324 | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 350 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 282 | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 265 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 358 | +35.1% |
| 2010 | 304 | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 257 | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 352 | +37.0% |
| 2013 | 169 | -52.0% |
| 2014 | 239 | +41.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 239 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 239 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 222, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use vs. yield change in cereal production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +65.0% | 246 | 406 |
| 2013 | -52.0% | 352 | 169 |
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 (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 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 World Bank (2017) – processed by 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 World Bank (2017) – processed by 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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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).