Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Namibia
Namibia: Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year was 3.98 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.98
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
16th
of 190 countries
All-time high
5.51
in 1999
All-time low
1.73
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 3.98 for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Namibia peaked at 5.51 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.73, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 16th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.71 | 2.65 | 2.73 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.63 | 2.58 | 2.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.78 | 2.65 | 2.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.76 | 1.73 | 5.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 | 2.7 | 4.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.69 | 3.99 | 5.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 | 3.98 | 4.48 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture share gdp 6.99 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.99 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 49.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 1.52 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 0.4512 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Namibia?
- Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Namibia was 3.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.51 in 1999.
- What is the lowest per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year?
- Namibia ranks 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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