Oilcrops — Food supply in Namibia
Namibia: Oilcrops — Food supply was 8,441 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops — Food supply in Namibia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, oilcrops — food supply in Namibia stood at 8,441 million Kcal.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops — food supply in Namibia peaked at 15,567 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,655 million Kcal, in 2010.
Namibia ranks 170th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Oilcrops — Food supply in Namibia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,655 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 4,735 million Kcal | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 9,856 million Kcal | +108.1% |
| 2013 | 8,473 million Kcal | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 8,688 million Kcal | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 8,363 million Kcal | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 9,533 million Kcal | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 10,915 million Kcal | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 6,525 million Kcal | -40.2% |
| 2019 | 7,215 million Kcal | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 6,981 million Kcal | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 15,567 million Kcal | +123.0% |
| 2022 | 7,733 million Kcal | -50.3% |
| 2023 | 8,441 million Kcal | +9.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 8,441 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,711 million Kcal, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 8,441 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 193,814 million Kcal, 4% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +123.0% | 6,981 million Kcal | 15,567 million Kcal |
| 2012 | +108.1% | 4,735 million Kcal | 9,856 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,896 million Kcal | 4,655 million Kcal | 10,915 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,680 million Kcal | 6,981 million Kcal | 15,567 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 167 China, Macao SAR 9,653 million Kcal compare
- 168 Marshall Islands 8,874 million Kcal compare
- 169 Djibouti 8,685 million Kcal compare
- 171 Luxembourg 8,077 million Kcal compare
- 172 Barbados 7,815 million Kcal compare
- 173 Maldives 7,343 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 oilcrops — food supply in Namibia?
- Oilcrops — food supply in Namibia was 8,441 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops — food supply recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,567 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest oilcrops — food supply recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,655 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Namibia rank for oilcrops — food supply?
- Namibia ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops — food supply rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Oilcrops — 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.