What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Namibia and World?

0.0256 1000 ha per person, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and World?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Namibia vs World: Land area — Area, per capita

Namibia

0.0272 1000 ha per person

in 2024

World

0.0016 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Namibia rank

4th

World rank

2nd

Land area — Area, per capita over time

Namibia
World

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0272 1000 ha per person against 0.0016 1000 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.0256 1000 ha per person.

That makes Namibia's figure about 17.0 times World's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 4th and World ranks 2nd of 190 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	World	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1244 1000 ha per person	0.0039 1000 ha per person	0.1205 1000 ha per person	Namibia
1970s	0.0957 1000 ha per person	0.0033 1000 ha per person	0.0925 1000 ha per person	Namibia
1980s	0.0755 1000 ha per person	0.0027 1000 ha per person	0.0728 1000 ha per person	Namibia
1990s	0.0526 1000 ha per person	0.0023 1000 ha per person	0.0503 1000 ha per person	Namibia
2000s	0.0422 1000 ha per person	0.002 1000 ha per person	0.0402 1000 ha per person	Namibia
2010s	0.0351 1000 ha per person	0.0018 1000 ha per person	0.0334 1000 ha per person	Namibia
2020s	0.0286 1000 ha per person	0.0016 1000 ha per person	0.027 1000 ha per person	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Namibia or World?: Namibia, at 0.0272 1000 ha per person against 0.0016 1000 ha per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Namibia and World?: 0.0256 1000 ha per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and World?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Namibia and World rank globally for land area — area, per capita?: Namibia ranks 4th and World ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.