Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0758 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0758 ha per square kilometre for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 188.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.0758 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0121 ha per square kilometre, in 1987.
Namibia ranks 110th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | -57.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | +53.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.052 ha per square kilometre | +123.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | -58.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0399 ha per square kilometre | +82.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | -40.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0382 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0434 ha per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0534 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | -52.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0284 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0304 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre | +60.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0332 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0341 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | +65.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | -53.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0425 ha per square kilometre | +61.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0367 ha per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0367 ha per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0306 ha per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0426 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0622 ha per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0758 ha per square kilometre | +21.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0758 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.08 ha per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0758 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 ha per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +123.3% | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | 0.052 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.026 ha per square kilometre | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0354 ha per square kilometre | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | 0.052 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | 0.0534 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0536 ha per square kilometre | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | 0.0758 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 107 Botswana 0.0948 ha per square kilometre compare
- 108 Kuwait 0.0869 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Costa Rica 0.0768 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 New Zealand 0.0718 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Kazakhstan 0.0705 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 Chile 0.0674 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Namibia?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.0758 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0758 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0121 ha per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Namibia rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 110th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.