Cropland — Area per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.27 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.27 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Namibia peaked at 1.06 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.27 ha/cap, in 2023.
That places Namibia 56th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9744 ha/cap | 0.88 ha/cap | 1.06 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.759 ha/cap | 0.68 ha/cap | 0.86 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.606 ha/cap | 0.51 ha/cap | 0.67 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.477 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 0.51 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.418 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.345 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.282 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 — Share in Agricultural land 2.06 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 798.49 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Namibia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Namibia was 0.27 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 ha/cap in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Namibia ranks 56th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.