Corn: Yield gap in Namibia
Namibia: Corn: Yield gap was 3.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn: yield gap in Namibia is 3.09 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Namibia peaked at 3.3 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.67 tonnes per hectare, in 2017.
Namibia ranks 32nd of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -39.1% |
| 2006 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | +35.7% |
| 2024 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 3.09 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 3.09 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.47 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 29 Madagascar 3.19 tonnes per hectare compare
- 30 Mozambique 3.18 tonnes per hectare compare
- 31 Bolivia 3.1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 33 South Korea 3.07 tonnes per hectare compare
- 34 Luxembourg 3.03 tonnes per hectare compare
- 35 Tanzania 3.02 tonnes per hectare 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 corn: yield gap in Namibia?
- Corn: yield gap in Namibia was 3.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- How does Namibia rank for corn: yield gap?
- Namibia ranks 32nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.