Maize and products — Food in Namibia
Namibia: Maize and products — Food was 187 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Food in Namibia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, maize and products — food in Namibia stood at 187 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and up 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food in Namibia peaked at 187 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 93 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Namibia 71st out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Food in Namibia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 93 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 97 1000 t | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 99 1000 t | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 99 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 1000 t | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 111 1000 t | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 120 1000 t | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 123 1000 t | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 124 1000 t | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 130 1000 t | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 119 1000 t | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 114 1000 t | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 161 1000 t | +41.2% |
| 2023 | 187 1000 t | +16.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 187 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 187 1000 t, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 187 1000 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 224 1000 t, 83% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize and products — Food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +41.2% | 114 1000 t | 161 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 109.6 1000 t | 93 1000 t | 130 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 145.25 1000 t | 114 1000 t | 187 1000 t | 4 |
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 maize and products — food in Namibia?
- Maize and products — food in Namibia was 187 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 187 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Namibia rank for maize and products — food?
- Namibia ranks 71st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.9%. 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 of the United Nations, published as part of Maize and products — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.