Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita was 0.0029 kg/ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg/ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Namibia is 0.0029 kg/ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.0137 kg/ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 kg/ha per person, in 2024.
That places Namibia 72nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0137 kg/ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0135 kg/ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0134 kg/ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0131 kg/ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0129 kg/ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0127 kg/ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0125 kg/ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0121 kg/ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0114 kg/ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0111 kg/ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0109 kg/ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0106 kg/ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0106 kg/ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0102 kg/ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0096 kg/ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0093 kg/ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0092 kg/ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0091 kg/ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0087 kg/ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0085 kg/ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0086 kg/ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0085 kg/ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0085 kg/ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0081 kg/ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0079 kg/ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0078 kg/ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0073 kg/ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 kg/ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0068 kg/ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0062 kg/ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.006 kg/ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 kg/ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0055 kg/ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 kg/ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0053 kg/ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0052 kg/ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 kg/ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 kg/ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 kg/ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 kg/ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 kg/ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0045 kg/ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 kg/ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 kg/ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0043 kg/ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0042 kg/ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 kg/ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0042 kg/ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 kg/ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 kg/ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.004 kg/ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0039 kg/ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.004 kg/ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 kg/ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 kg/ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 kg/ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 kg/ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 kg/ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 kg/ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 kg/ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 kg/ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.003 kg/ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 kg/ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0029 kg/ha per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0128 kg/ha per person | 0.0114 kg/ha per person | 0.0137 kg/ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0099 kg/ha per person | 0.0087 kg/ha per person | 0.0111 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0079 kg/ha per person | 0.0068 kg/ha per person | 0.0086 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0054 kg/ha per person | 0.0048 kg/ha per person | 0.0062 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 kg/ha per person | 0.0042 kg/ha per person | 0.0047 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 kg/ha per person | 0.0033 kg/ha per person | 0.0041 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 kg/ha per person | 0.0029 kg/ha per person | 0.0032 kg/ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Namibia?
- Roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Namibia was 0.0029 kg/ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0137 kg/ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 kg/ha per person in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 72nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. 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 — Yield, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield 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 — Yield ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.