Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight in Namibia
Namibia: Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight was 1,256 g/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/An.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1,256 g/An for meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight in Namibia peaked at 1,306 g/An in 2018 and was at its lowest, 800 g/An, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 105th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight in Namibia, year by year
| Year | g/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 800 g/An | — |
| 1962 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 804 g/An | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 805 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 807 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 816 g/An | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 816 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 861 g/An | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 985 g/An | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 1,002 g/An | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 874 g/An | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 915 g/An | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 928 g/An | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 965 g/An | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 994 g/An | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1,040 g/An | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 1,019 g/An | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1,026 g/An | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,035 g/An | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 999 g/An | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1,048 g/An | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1,062 g/An | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,073 g/An | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,064 g/An | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1,056 g/An | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,064 g/An | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,216 g/An | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 1,144 g/An | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1,119 g/An | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1,195 g/An | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 1,306 g/An | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 1,212 g/An | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 1,202 g/An | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,219 g/An | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,234 g/An | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,245 g/An | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1,256 g/An | +0.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1,256 g/An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,056 g/An, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1,256 g/An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 974 g/An, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 800 g/An | 800 g/An | 800 g/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 800 g/An | 800 g/An | 800 g/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 800 g/An | 800 g/An | 800 g/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 868.5 g/An | 804 g/An | 1,002 g/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,012 g/An | 928 g/An | 1,062 g/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,145 g/An | 1,056 g/An | 1,306 g/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,231 g/An | 1,202 g/An | 1,256 g/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 102 Uganda 1,287 g/An compare
- 103 Azerbaijan 1,285 g/An compare
- 104 Switzerland 1,280 g/An compare
- 106 Algeria 1,254 g/An compare
- 107 Cameroon 1,252 g/An compare
- 108 El Salvador 1,251 g/An 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 meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight in Namibia?
- Meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight in Namibia was 1,256 g/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,306 g/An in 2018.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 800 g/An in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight?
- Namibia ranks 105th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.