Sorghum yields in Namibia
Namibia: Sorghum yields was 0.0265 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum yields in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum yields in Namibia is 0.0265 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 68.3% on the previous year and down 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Namibia peaked at 0.4255 tonnes per hectare in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0265 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 114th of 114 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.209 tonnes per hectare | 0.2071 tonnes per hectare | 0.2143 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2223 tonnes per hectare | 0.2129 tonnes per hectare | 0.2353 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2302 tonnes per hectare | 0.0973 tonnes per hectare | 0.374 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3143 tonnes per hectare | 0.1891 tonnes per hectare | 0.4255 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2253 tonnes per hectare | 0.0755 tonnes per hectare | 0.297 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2041 tonnes per hectare | 0.0265 tonnes per hectare | 0.3635 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 49.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 339,089 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in Namibia?
- Sorghum yields in Namibia was 0.0265 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4255 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0265 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for sorghum yields?
- Namibia ranks 114th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.