Arable land use per person in Namibia
Namibia: Arable land use per person was 0.27 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Namibia is 0.27 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Namibia peaked at 1.06 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.27 hectares per person, in 2023.
Namibia ranks 34th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9742 hectares per person | 0.8803 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7589 hectares per person | 0.6803 hectares per person | 0.8577 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6039 hectares per person | 0.512 hectares per person | 0.6674 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4761 hectares per person | 0.4516 hectares per person | 0.5093 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4159 hectares per person | 0.3851 hectares per person | 0.4487 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3414 hectares per person | 0.3018 hectares per person | 0.3792 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2812 hectares per person | 0.27 hectares per person | 0.2932 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More environment data for Namibia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.69 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0309 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0121 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3565 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Namibia?
- Arable land use per person in Namibia was 0.27 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for arable land use per person?
- Namibia ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.