Palm Oil — Food supply in Namibia
Namibia: Palm Oil — Food supply was 5,920 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Palm Oil — Food supply in Namibia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, palm oil — food supply in Namibia stood at 5,920 million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.0% on the previous year and up 799,955.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, palm oil — food supply in Namibia peaked at 5,920 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.06 million Kcal, in 2014.
That places Namibia 138th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Palm Oil — Food supply in Namibia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28.6 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 33.28 million Kcal | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 9.07 million Kcal | -72.7% |
| 2013 | 0.74 million Kcal | -91.8% |
| 2014 | 0.06 million Kcal | -91.9% |
| 2015 | 0.68 million Kcal | +1033.3% |
| 2016 | 1.66 million Kcal | +144.1% |
| 2017 | 0.26 million Kcal | -84.3% |
| 2018 | 24.78 million Kcal | +9430.8% |
| 2019 | 4.41 million Kcal | -82.2% |
| 2020 | 3,770 million Kcal | +85379.6% |
| 2021 | 3,177 million Kcal | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 3,895 million Kcal | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 5,920 million Kcal | +52.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 5,920 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 314,305 million Kcal, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 5,920 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 408,127 million Kcal, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Palm Oil — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +85379.6% | 4.41 million Kcal | 3,770 million Kcal |
| 2018 | +9430.8% | 0.26 million Kcal | 24.78 million Kcal |
| 2015 | +1033.3% | 0.06 million Kcal | 0.68 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.35 million Kcal | 0.06 million Kcal | 33.28 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,190 million Kcal | 3,177 million Kcal | 5,920 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 palm oil — food supply in Namibia?
- Palm oil — food supply in Namibia was 5,920 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest palm oil — food supply recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,920 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest palm oil — food supply recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 million Kcal in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for palm oil — food supply?
- Namibia ranks 138th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is palm oil — food supply rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 799,955.0%. 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 Palm Oil — 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.