Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0009 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Namibia stood at 0.0009 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.4% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.0018 ha per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Namibia 84th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 ha per person | -34.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 ha per person | +47.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 ha per person | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 0.001 ha per person | +21.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 ha per person | +21.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 ha per person | +29.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 ha per person | -51.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 ha per person | -41.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 ha per person | +109.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 ha per person | -34.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 ha per person | +47.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 ha per person | +59.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.001 ha per person | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 ha per person | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 ha per person | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 0.001 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 ha per person | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 ha per person | -39.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 ha per person | -46.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 ha per person | +81.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 ha per person | +60.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 ha per person | +21.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 ha per person | -40.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0009 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0025 ha per person, 34% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0009 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +109.9% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0014 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Namibia?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Namibia was 0.0009 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 ha per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 84th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.