Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0094 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Namibia stood at 0.0094 ha per person.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.0312 ha per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Namibia 25th out of 108 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0249 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0162 ha per person | -34.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0159 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0233 ha per person | +46.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0242 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0251 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0259 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 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 | 0.0269 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0273 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0277 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0281 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0284 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0287 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.029 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0296 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0291 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0295 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0302 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0307 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0299 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.03 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0292 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0283 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0283 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0281 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0264 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0249 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.024 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0155 ha per person | -35.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0199 ha per person | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0312 ha per person | +56.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0191 ha per person | -38.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0224 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 0.015 ha per person | -32.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0114 ha per person | -24.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0106 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0121 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0114 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0115 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0104 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0121 ha per person | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0106 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0115 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0084 ha per person | -27.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 ha per person | -36.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0094 ha per person | +76.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0098 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0098 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.012 ha per person | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 0.01 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0158 ha per person | +56.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0094 ha per person | -40.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0082 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0092 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0085 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 ha per person | -80.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0082 ha per person | +400.9% |
| 2021 | 0.008 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 0.009 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0094 ha per person | +3.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0094 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 3.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0094 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0107 ha per person, 88% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +400.9% | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person |
| 2019 | -80.7% | 0.0085 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person |
| 2009 | +76.9% | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person |
| 1994 | +56.7% | 0.0199 ha per person | 0.0312 ha per person |
| 2014 | +56.9% | 0.01 ha per person | 0.0158 ha per person |
| 1964 | +46.5% | 0.0159 ha per person | 0.0233 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0232 ha per person | 0.0159 ha per person | 0.0272 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0281 ha per person | 0.0264 ha per person | 0.0296 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0291 ha per person | 0.0264 ha per person | 0.0307 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0194 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 0.0312 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0103 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0121 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0158 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 ha per person | 0.008 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Namibia?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Namibia was 0.0094 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0312 ha per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 25th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sorghum — 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.