Sorghum and products — Food supply in Namibia
Namibia: Sorghum and products — Food supply was 7,138 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sorghum and products — Food supply in Namibia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum and products — food supply in Namibia is 7,138 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 38.6% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum and products — food supply in Namibia peaked at 17,350 million Kcal in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5,325 million Kcal, in 2019.
That places Namibia 40th out of 69 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sorghum and products — Food supply in Namibia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14,162 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 14,517 million Kcal | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 17,350 million Kcal | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 16,124 million Kcal | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 16,657 million Kcal | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 12,827 million Kcal | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 8,457 million Kcal | -34.1% |
| 2017 | 9,566 million Kcal | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 11,363 million Kcal | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 5,325 million Kcal | -53.1% |
| 2020 | 8,260 million Kcal | +55.1% |
| 2021 | 11,526 million Kcal | +39.5% |
| 2022 | 11,635 million Kcal | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 7,138 million Kcal | -38.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,635 million Kcal | 5,325 million Kcal | 17,350 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,640 million Kcal | 7,138 million Kcal | 11,635 million Kcal | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum and products — food supply in Namibia?
- Sorghum and products — food supply in Namibia was 7,138 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum and products — food supply recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,350 million Kcal in 2012.
- What is the lowest sorghum and products — food supply recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,325 million Kcal in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for sorghum and products — food supply?
- Namibia ranks 40th out of 69 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum and products — food supply rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum and products — 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.