Miscellaneous — Food supply in Namibia
Namibia: Miscellaneous — Food supply was 17,395 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Namibia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, miscellaneous — food supply in Namibia stood at 17,395 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — food supply in Namibia peaked at 22,308 million Kcal in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13,226 million Kcal, in 2018.
That places Namibia 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Namibia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21,918 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 22,308 million Kcal | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 20,608 million Kcal | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 20,504 million Kcal | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 14,382 million Kcal | -29.9% |
| 2015 | 14,645 million Kcal | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 14,918 million Kcal | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 15,200 million Kcal | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 13,226 million Kcal | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 17,871 million Kcal | +35.1% |
| 2020 | 15,557 million Kcal | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 18,367 million Kcal | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 16,049 million Kcal | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 17,395 million Kcal | +8.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 17,395 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16,007 million Kcal, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 17,395 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,459 million Kcal, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17,558 million Kcal | 13,226 million Kcal | 22,308 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,842 million Kcal | 15,557 million Kcal | 18,367 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 89 Djibouti 18,851 million Kcal compare
- 90 Cuba 18,176 million Kcal compare
- 91 Montenegro 17,794 million Kcal compare
- 93 Luxembourg 16,932 million Kcal compare
- 94 Liberia 16,911 million Kcal compare
- 95 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 16,680 million Kcal 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 miscellaneous — food supply in Namibia?
- Miscellaneous — food supply in Namibia was 17,395 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,308 million Kcal in 2011.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,226 million Kcal in 2018.
- How does Namibia rank for miscellaneous — food supply?
- Namibia ranks 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — food supply rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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, published as part of Miscellaneous — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.