Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.272 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Namibia is 0.272 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Namibia peaked at 1.37 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.272 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 5th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.37 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.34 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 1.31 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 1.28 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 1.25 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.22 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 1.18 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.15 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 1.12 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 1.09 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 1.06 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 1.02 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9944 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9648 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9356 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9092 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8853 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8702 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8561 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8399 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8305 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8159 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7945 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7733 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7515 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7288 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7058 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6814 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6395 sq. km per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.602 sq. km per person | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5823 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5641 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5464 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5296 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5145 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5008 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.488 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4757 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.464 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4532 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4439 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4361 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4299 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4244 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4191 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4138 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4083 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4027 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3968 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3907 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.384 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3756 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3659 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3565 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3472 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3379 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3288 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3198 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.311 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3021 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2933 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2853 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2782 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.272 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.272 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 21.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.272 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0156 sq. km per person, 17.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 sq. km per person | 1.12 sq. km per person | 1.37 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9584 sq. km per person | 0.8561 sq. km per person | 1.09 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7561 sq. km per person | 0.6395 sq. km per person | 0.8399 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5267 sq. km per person | 0.464 sq. km per person | 0.602 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4228 sq. km per person | 0.3968 sq. km per person | 0.4532 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3518 sq. km per person | 0.311 sq. km per person | 0.3907 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2862 sq. km per person | 0.272 sq. km per person | 0.3021 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0369 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.5257 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0015 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0026 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 12.81 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Namibia?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Namibia was 0.272 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.272 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Namibia ranks 5th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.