What is the highest surface area recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 824,290 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 824,290 sq. km in 1961.

How does Namibia rank for surface area?

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

Is surface area rising or falling in Namibia?

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

Surface area in Namibia

Name: Surface area in Namibia
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Namibia: Surface area was 824,290 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

824,290 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

33rd

of 216 countries

All-time high

824,290 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

824,290 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area 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 sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, surface area in Namibia stood at 824,290 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Namibia peaked at 824,290 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 824,290 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Namibia 33rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	824,290 sq. km	824,290 sq. km	824,290 sq. km	9
1970s	824,290 sq. km	824,290 sq. km	824,290 sq. km	10
1980s	824,290 sq. km	824,290 sq. km	824,290 sq. km	10
1990s	824,290 sq. km	824,290 sq. km	824,290 sq. km	10
2000s	824,290 sq. km	824,290 sq. km	824,290 sq. km	10
2010s	824,290 sq. km	824,290 sq. km	824,290 sq. km	10
2020s	824,290 sq. km	824,290 sq. km	824,290 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Namibia

30 Tanzania 947,300 sq. km compare
31 Nigeria 923,770 sq. km compare
32 Venezuela 912,050 sq. km compare
34 Mozambique 799,380 sq. km compare
35 Pakistan 796,100 sq. km compare
36 Turkey 785,350 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

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)

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Namibia?: Surface area in Namibia was 824,290 sq. km 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 surface area recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 824,290 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 824,290 sq. km in 1961.
How does Namibia rank for surface area?: Namibia ranks 33rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface 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 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 Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.