Namibia vs Somalia: Grazing land use over the long term
Namibia
38.00 million
in 2025
Somalia
43.00 million
in 2025
Namibia rank
17th
Somalia rank
14th
Grazing land use over the long term over time
- Namibia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 43.00 million against 38.00 million in Namibia, a difference of 5.00 million.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Somalia ahead.
Namibia ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 14th of 202 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 224,953 | 6.54 million | 6.32 million | Somalia |
| 1100s | 322,155 | 7.79 million | 7.47 million | Somalia |
| 1200s | 461,358 | 9.03 million | 8.57 million | Somalia |
| 1300s | 660,711 | 10.24 million | 9.58 million | Somalia |
| 1400s | 946,203 | 11.44 million | 10.49 million | Somalia |
| 1500s | 1.36 million | 12.61 million | 11.26 million | Somalia |
| 1600s | 1.94 million | 13.30 million | 11.35 million | Somalia |
| 1700s | 2.78 million | 13.96 million | 11.19 million | Somalia |
| 1710s | 3.65 million | 14.59 million | 10.95 million | Somalia |
| 1720s | 4.78 million | 15.22 million | 10.44 million | Somalia |
| 1730s | 6.27 million | 15.84 million | 9.57 million | Somalia |
| 1740s | 8.21 million | 16.46 million | 8.25 million | Somalia |
| 1750s | 10.76 million | 17.08 million | 6.32 million | Somalia |
| 1760s | 10.57 million | 17.71 million | 7.13 million | Somalia |
| 1770s | 10.38 million | 18.33 million | 7.94 million | Somalia |
| 1780s | 10.19 million | 18.94 million | 8.75 million | Somalia |
| 1790s | 10.00 million | 19.56 million | 9.56 million | Somalia |
| 1800s | 9.81 million | 20.18 million | 10.37 million | Somalia |
| 1810s | 9.62 million | 20.79 million | 11.17 million | Somalia |
| 1820s | 9.43 million | 21.41 million | 11.98 million | Somalia |
| 1830s | 9.24 million | 22.02 million | 12.78 million | Somalia |
| 1840s | 9.05 million | 22.63 million | 13.58 million | Somalia |
| 1850s | 8.86 million | 23.24 million | 14.38 million | Somalia |
| 1860s | 9.80 million | 23.22 million | 13.43 million | Somalia |
| 1870s | 10.84 million | 23.21 million | 12.37 million | Somalia |
| 1880s | 11.98 million | 23.42 million | 11.44 million | Somalia |
| 1890s | 13.25 million | 23.63 million | 10.39 million | Somalia |
| 1900s | 14.65 million | 24.33 million | 9.68 million | Somalia |
| 1910s | 17.24 million | 25.05 million | 7.81 million | Somalia |
| 1920s | 20.11 million | 25.53 million | 5.42 million | Somalia |
| 1930s | 24.76 million | 28.18 million | 3.42 million | Somalia |
| 1940s | 30.24 million | 30.49 million | 252,600 | Somalia |
| 1950s | 37.30 million | 38.61 million | 1.31 million | Somalia |
| 1960s | 37.98 million | 43.00 million | 5.02 million | Somalia |
| 1970s | 38.00 million | 43.00 million | 5.00 million | Somalia |
| 1980s | 38.00 million | 43.00 million | 5.00 million | Somalia |
| 1990s | 37.22 million | 43.00 million | 5.78 million | Somalia |
| 2000s | 38.05 million | 43.00 million | 4.95 million | Somalia |
| 2010s | 38.03 million | 43.00 million | 4.97 million | Somalia |
| 2020s | 38.00 million | 43.00 million | 5.00 million | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long term, Namibia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 43.00 million against 38.00 million in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long term between Namibia and Somalia?
- 5.00 million, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Somalia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Somalia rank globally for grazing land use over the long term?
- Namibia ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 14th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.