Country area — Area, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Country area — Area, per capita was 0.0272 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Country area — Area, per capita in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area, per capita in Namibia is 0.0272 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.1367 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0272 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Namibia 5th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Country area — Area, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1367 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1339 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1309 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1279 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1248 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1216 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1184 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1152 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.112 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1088 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1056 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1025 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0994 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0965 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0936 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0909 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0885 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.087 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0856 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.084 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0831 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0816 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0794 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0773 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0751 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0729 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0706 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0681 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.064 1000 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0602 1000 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0582 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0564 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0546 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.053 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0514 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0501 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0488 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0476 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0464 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0453 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0444 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0436 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.043 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0424 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0419 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0414 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0408 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0403 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0397 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0391 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0384 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0376 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0366 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0357 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0347 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0338 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0329 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.032 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0311 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0302 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0293 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0285 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0278 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0272 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1246 1000 ha per person | 0.112 1000 ha per person | 0.1367 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0958 1000 ha per person | 0.0856 1000 ha per person | 0.1088 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0756 1000 ha per person | 0.064 1000 ha per person | 0.084 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0527 1000 ha per person | 0.0464 1000 ha per person | 0.0602 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0423 1000 ha per person | 0.0397 1000 ha per person | 0.0453 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0352 1000 ha per person | 0.0311 1000 ha per person | 0.0391 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0286 1000 ha per person | 0.0272 1000 ha per person | 0.0302 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 343 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area, per capita in Namibia?
- Country area — area, per capita in Namibia was 0.0272 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1367 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0272 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for country area — area, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 5th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Country 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.
Country area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Country area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Country 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.