What is land area in Namibia?

Land area in Namibia was 823,290 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 823,290 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 823,290 sq. km in 1961.

How does Namibia rank for land area?

Namibia ranks 33rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Namibia data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Namibia

Name: Land area in Namibia
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Namibia: Land area was 823,290 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

823,290 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

33rd

of 216 countries

All-time high

823,290 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

823,290 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Namibia, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Namibia stood at 823,290 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Namibia peaked at 823,290 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 823,290 sq. km, in 1961.

Namibia ranks 33rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	823,290 sq. km	823,290 sq. km	823,290 sq. km	9
1970s	823,290 sq. km	823,290 sq. km	823,290 sq. km	10
1980s	823,290 sq. km	823,290 sq. km	823,290 sq. km	10
1990s	823,290 sq. km	823,290 sq. km	823,290 sq. km	10
2000s	823,290 sq. km	823,290 sq. km	823,290 sq. km	10
2010s	823,290 sq. km	823,290 sq. km	823,290 sq. km	10
2020s	823,290 sq. km	823,290 sq. km	823,290 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Namibia

30 Nigeria 910,770 sq. km compare
31 Tanzania 885,800 sq. km compare
32 Venezuela 882,050 sq. km compare
34 Mozambique 786,380 sq. km compare
35 Pakistan 770,880 sq. km compare
36 Turkey 769,630 sq. km compare

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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 yield 451.2 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 153,012 metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Namibia?: Land area in Namibia was 823,290 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 823,290 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 823,290 sq. km in 1961.
How does Namibia rank for land area?: Namibia ranks 33rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Namibia data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.