Millet yields in Namibia
Namibia: Millet yields was 0.045 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Millet yields in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, millet yields in Namibia stood at 0.045 tonnes per hectare. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.1% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Namibia peaked at 0.4296 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.045 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Namibia 88th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2256 tonnes per hectare | 0.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.2286 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2304 tonnes per hectare | 0.224 tonnes per hectare | 0.2429 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2922 tonnes per hectare | 0.2429 tonnes per hectare | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2471 tonnes per hectare | 0.0974 tonnes per hectare | 0.3625 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2629 tonnes per hectare | 0.1447 tonnes per hectare | 0.4296 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.185 tonnes per hectare | 0.0809 tonnes per hectare | 0.326 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1718 tonnes per hectare | 0.045 tonnes per hectare | 0.354 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 49.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 339,089 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is millet yields in Namibia?
- Millet yields in Namibia was 0.045 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest millet yields recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4296 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.045 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for millet yields?
- Namibia ranks 88th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.