Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Namibia
Namibia: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 1,941 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Namibia stood at 1,941 ha.
The figure is down 27.9% on the previous year and up 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Namibia peaked at 8,974 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Namibia 156th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 ha | — |
| 1980 | 0 ha | — |
| 1981 | 0 ha | — |
| 1982 | 0 ha | — |
| 1983 | 0 ha | — |
| 1984 | 0 ha | — |
| 1985 | 0 ha | — |
| 1986 | 930 ha | — |
| 1987 | 2,100 ha | +125.8% |
| 1988 | 1,500 ha | -28.6% |
| 1989 | 1,100 ha | -26.7% |
| 1990 | 2,271 ha | +106.5% |
| 1991 | 1,490 ha | -34.4% |
| 1992 | 1,699 ha | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 2,335 ha | +37.4% |
| 1994 | 3,349 ha | +43.4% |
| 1995 | 2,708 ha | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 2,274 ha | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 2,395 ha | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 2,950 ha | +23.2% |
| 1999 | 3,964 ha | +34.4% |
| 2000 | 4,429 ha | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 4,291 ha | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 4,197 ha | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1,765 ha | -57.9% |
| 2004 | 8,974 ha | +408.4% |
| 2005 | 706 ha | -92.1% |
| 2006 | 990 ha | +40.2% |
| 2007 | 864 ha | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 1,113 ha | +28.8% |
| 2009 | 859 ha | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 927 ha | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1,003 ha | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 915 ha | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 902 ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,011 ha | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 999 ha | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,039 ha | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 1,200 ha | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 1,221 ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,202 ha | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,343 ha | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 1,548 ha | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 3,248 ha | +109.8% |
| 2023 | 2,691 ha | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 1,941 ha | -27.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1,941 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 192,630 ha, 1% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1,941 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 348,823 ha, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +408.4% | 1,765 ha | 8,974 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 563 ha | 0 ha | 2,100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,544 ha | 1,490 ha | 3,964 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,819 ha | 706 ha | 8,974 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,042 ha | 902 ha | 1,221 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,154 ha | 1,343 ha | 3,248 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0369 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.5257 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0015 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0026 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 12.81 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Namibia?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Namibia was 1,941 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,974 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- Namibia ranks 156th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. 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.