Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Namibia
Namibia: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit was 16.86 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Namibia, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Namibia stood at 16.86 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.5% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Namibia peaked at 38.85 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.1 %, in 2016.
That places Namibia 2nd out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.4 % | — |
| 2006 | 8.3 % | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 14.01 % | +68.8% |
| 2008 | 20.33 % | +45.1% |
| 2009 | 24.71 % | +21.6% |
| 2010 | 20.78 % | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 23.28 % | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 26.66 % | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 18.93 % | -29.0% |
| 2014 | 30.26 % | +59.8% |
| 2015 | 6.5 % | -78.5% |
| 2016 | 6.1 % | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 17.33 % | +184.1% |
| 2018 | 31.54 % | +82.0% |
| 2019 | 24.96 % | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 16.12 % | -35.4% |
| 2021 | 15.57 % | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 38.85 % | +149.5% |
| 2023 | 31.48 % | -19.0% |
| 2024 | 16.86 % | -46.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 16.86 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.56 %, 3.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 16.86 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.56 %, 3.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.95 % | 7.4 % | 24.71 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.63 % | 6.1 % | 31.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.78 % | 15.57 % | 38.85 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 1 Sudan 18.55 % compare
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 12.45 % compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.72 % compare
- 3 Malawi 16.29 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 10.63 % compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8.85 % compare
- 4 Zimbabwe 15.87 % compare
- 5 Burundi 15.79 % compare
- 5 Viet Nam 6.55 % compare
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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0003 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Namibia?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Namibia was 16.86 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.85 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 % in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit?
- Namibia ranks 2nd out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. 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 Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.