Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.055 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia stood at 0.055 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.0554 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0206 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 136th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0304 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0304 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0358 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0391 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0442 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0482 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0469 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0461 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0485 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.049 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0502 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0486 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0523 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0526 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0532 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0546 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0554 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0546 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.055 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0227 ha per square kilometre | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | 0.0358 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | 0.0482 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0514 ha per square kilometre | 0.0485 ha per square kilometre | 0.0546 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.055 ha per square kilometre | 0.0546 ha per square kilometre | 0.0554 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 133 Algeria 0.0579 ha per square kilometre compare
- 134 Bahamas 0.0572 ha per square kilometre compare
- 135 Sweden 0.0552 ha per square kilometre compare
- 137 Finland 0.0543 ha per square kilometre compare
- 138 Jordan 0.0542 ha per square kilometre compare
- 139 Mali 0.0486 ha per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.055 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0554 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0206 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 136th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.