Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0325 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia stood at 0.0325 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.0589 ha per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 63rd of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0304 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0377 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0377 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0389 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0389 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0389 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0401 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0413 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0413 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0413 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0589 ha per square kilometre | +61.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1998 | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0228 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | +79.6% |
| 2010 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | +61.1% |
| 2015 | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -80.2% |
| 2020 | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | +415.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0325 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0325 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1621 ha per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0325 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8754 ha per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +415.7% | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.027 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | -80.2% | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +79.6% | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +61.7% | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | 0.0589 ha per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +61.1% | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +50.0% | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre | 0.0413 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | 0.0228 ha per square kilometre | 0.0589 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0299 ha per square kilometre | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 60 Ecuador 0.0338 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Central African Republic 0.0329 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Bulgaria 0.0326 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Serbia 0.0312 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Romania 0.0298 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 South Africa 0.028 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Namibia?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.0325 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0589 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 63rd out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.