Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0052 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia stood at 0.0052 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 24.5% on the previous year and up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.0052 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
Namibia ranks 95th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -48.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +116.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 2002 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 2003 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +86.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +65.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +24.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0052 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3504 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0052 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0226 ha per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +116.7% | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Namibia?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.0052 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0052 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Namibia rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 95th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.