Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0106 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Namibia is 0.0106 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.5% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.0303 ha per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Namibia 65th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0282 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0292 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0286 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0279 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0272 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0266 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0259 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0266 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0258 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0251 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0243 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0249 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0241 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0246 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.025 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0243 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0258 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0253 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0239 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0265 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0262 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0257 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.027 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0263 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0109 ha per person | -58.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0159 ha per person | +45.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0086 ha per person | -46.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0127 ha per person | +47.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0149 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 0.014 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0303 ha per person | +116.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0123 ha per person | -59.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0218 ha per person | +76.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0227 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0131 ha per person | -42.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0169 ha per person | +28.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0186 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0156 ha per person | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0201 ha per person | +29.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0242 ha per person | +20.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0113 ha per person | -53.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0111 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0122 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0129 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0092 ha per person | -28.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0145 ha per person | +58.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0136 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0135 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0131 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0127 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0131 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0212 ha per person | +62.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 ha per person | -54.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0151 ha per person | +57.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0127 ha per person | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0092 ha per person | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 0.012 ha per person | +31.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0098 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0079 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0102 ha per person | +29.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0125 ha per person | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0177 ha per person | +42.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0211 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0106 ha per person | -49.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0106 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 79% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0106 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 44% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +116.0% | 0.014 ha per person | 0.0303 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0273 ha per person | 0.0258 ha per person | 0.0292 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0247 ha per person | 0.0239 ha per person | 0.0258 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0195 ha per person | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.027 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0185 ha per person | 0.0123 ha per person | 0.0303 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0135 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 0.0242 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0123 ha per person | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0212 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0144 ha per person | 0.0102 ha per person | 0.0211 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Namibia?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Namibia was 0.0106 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0303 ha per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 65th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.