Sorghum yields in Namibia
Namibia: Sorghum yields was 0.0265 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0265 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 68.3%
World rank
115th
of 115 countries
All-time high
0.4255 tonnes per hectare
in 2003
All-time low
0.0265 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 115th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.21 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2095 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2091 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2087 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2083 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.208 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2077 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2074 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2071 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2143 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2138 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2133 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2129 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2194 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2188 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.225 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2281 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2273 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2294 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2353 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2052 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3441 tonnes per hectare | +67.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0973 tonnes per hectare | -71.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2333 tonnes per hectare | +139.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2062 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2933 tonnes per hectare | +42.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2174 tonnes per hectare | -25.9% |
| 1997 | 0.374 tonnes per hectare | +72.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1242 tonnes per hectare | -66.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2074 tonnes per hectare | +67.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4091 tonnes per hectare | +97.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3821 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1891 tonnes per hectare | -50.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4255 tonnes per hectare | +125.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3249 tonnes per hectare | -23.6% |
| 2005 | 0.24 tonnes per hectare | -26.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2924 tonnes per hectare | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2399 tonnes per hectare | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4018 tonnes per hectare | +67.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2382 tonnes per hectare | -40.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2941 tonnes per hectare | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 0.297 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2913 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2917 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2397 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2253 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0755 tonnes per hectare | -66.5% |
| 2017 | 0.121 tonnes per hectare | +60.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1853 tonnes per hectare | +53.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2319 tonnes per hectare | +25.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3195 tonnes per hectare | +37.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3635 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2275 tonnes per hectare | -37.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0836 tonnes per hectare | -63.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0265 tonnes per hectare | -68.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0265 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0265 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 3% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +139.8% | 0.0973 tonnes per hectare | 0.2333 tonnes per hectare |
| 2003 | +125.0% | 0.1891 tonnes per hectare | 0.4255 tonnes per hectare |
| 2000 | +97.3% | 0.2074 tonnes per hectare | 0.4091 tonnes per hectare |
| 1992 | -71.7% | 0.3441 tonnes per hectare | 0.0973 tonnes per hectare |
| 1997 | +72.0% | 0.2174 tonnes per hectare | 0.374 tonnes per hectare |
| 2024 | -68.3% | 0.0836 tonnes per hectare | 0.0265 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
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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)
- 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 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 115th out of 115 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.