Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0149 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Namibia is 0.0149 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.0295 ha per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0149 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Namibia 34th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0282 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0292 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0286 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0295 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0288 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.028 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0273 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0266 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0272 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0264 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0256 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0249 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0241 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0234 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0238 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0232 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0226 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0222 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0228 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0224 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0222 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0218 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0212 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0216 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.021 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0203 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0205 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0198 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0186 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0183 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.018 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0157 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0159 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0161 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0162 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0164 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0166 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0167 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0166 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0165 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0173 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0178 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0182 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0187 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.019 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0193 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0197 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0189 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0183 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0189 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0188 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0188 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0178 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0182 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0181 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0178 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0175 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0172 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.017 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0167 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.016 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0156 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0153 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0149 ha per person | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0281 ha per person | 0.0266 ha per person | 0.0295 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0239 ha per person | 0.0222 ha per person | 0.0264 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0209 ha per person | 0.0186 ha per person | 0.0224 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0166 ha per person | 0.0157 ha per person | 0.0183 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0184 ha per person | 0.0165 ha per person | 0.0197 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.018 ha per person | 0.017 ha per person | 0.0189 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0157 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person | 0.0167 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Namibia?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Namibia was 0.0149 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0295 ha per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0149 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 34th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.