Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Namibia
Namibia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 2.06 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Namibia stood at 2.06 %.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Namibia peaked at 2.1 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.66 %, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 224th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 % | 1.66 % | 1.68 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.69 % | 1.68 % | 1.69 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7 % | 1.69 % | 1.71 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 % | 1.71 % | 2.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 % | 2.06 % | 2.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 % | 2.06 % | 2.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 % | 2.06 % | 2.06 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 221 New Caledonia 3.28 % compare
- 222 Somalia 2.49 % compare
- 223 Saudi Arabia 2.45 % compare
- 225 Mauritania 1.13 % compare
- 226 Mongolia 1.05 % compare
- 227 Botswana 1.01 % compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.93 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 100.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 46.16 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 97.91 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 38,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.03 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 13.51 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 798.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.27 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Namibia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Namibia was 2.06 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 % in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Namibia ranks 224th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.