Cereal yield in Namibia
Namibia: Cereal yield was 451.2 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield in Namibia stood at 451.2 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Namibia peaked at 943 kg per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 159 kg per hectare, in 1992.
That places Namibia 180th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 385.43 kg per hectare | 352.7 kg per hectare | 420.7 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 355.07 kg per hectare | 343.5 kg per hectare | 371 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 387.39 kg per hectare | 321.7 kg per hectare | 441.6 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 338.78 kg per hectare | 159 kg per hectare | 547 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 425.04 kg per hectare | 270.8 kg per hectare | 620.5 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 445.24 kg per hectare | 226.1 kg per hectare | 943 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 489.88 kg per hectare | 451.2 kg per hectare | 549.3 kg per hectare | 4 |
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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 production 153,012 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 27.07 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Namibia?
- Cereal yield in Namibia was 451.2 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 943 kg per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 159 kg per hectare in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for cereal yield?
- Namibia ranks 180th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.