Arable land in Namibia
Namibia: Arable land was 0.27 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Namibia stood at 0.27 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Namibia peaked at 1.06 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.27 hectares per person, in 2023.
Namibia ranks 34th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9742 hectares per person | 0.8803 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7589 hectares per person | 0.6803 hectares per person | 0.8577 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6039 hectares per person | 0.512 hectares per person | 0.6674 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4761 hectares per person | 0.4516 hectares per person | 0.5093 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4159 hectares per person | 0.3851 hectares per person | 0.4487 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3414 hectares per person | 0.3018 hectares per person | 0.3792 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2812 hectares per person | 0.27 hectares per person | 0.2932 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 49.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 1.52 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 339,089 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 451.2 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 153,012 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Namibia?
- Arable land in Namibia was 0.27 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for arable land?
- Namibia ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.