Land area — Area, per capita in Namibia

Namibia: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0272 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0272 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
4th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1365 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0272 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area, per capita in Namibia, 1961–2024

0.0250.050.0750.10.125196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 0.0272 1000 ha per person for land area — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.1365 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0272 1000 ha per person, in 2024.

That places Namibia 4th 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.

Land area — Area, per capita in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Land area — Area, per capita in Namibia, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha per person Change
1961 0.1365 1000 ha per person
1962 0.1337 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1963 0.1308 1000 ha per person -2.2%
1964 0.1277 1000 ha per person -2.3%
1965 0.1246 1000 ha per person -2.4%
1966 0.1215 1000 ha per person -2.5%
1967 0.1183 1000 ha per person -2.6%
1968 0.1151 1000 ha per person -2.7%
1969 0.1118 1000 ha per person -2.8%
1970 0.1086 1000 ha per person -2.9%
1971 0.1055 1000 ha per person -2.9%
1972 0.1023 1000 ha per person -3.0%
1973 0.0993 1000 ha per person -3.0%
1974 0.0964 1000 ha per person -3.0%
1975 0.0934 1000 ha per person -3.0%
1976 0.0908 1000 ha per person -2.8%
1977 0.0884 1000 ha per person -2.6%
1978 0.0869 1000 ha per person -1.7%
1979 0.0855 1000 ha per person -1.6%
1980 0.0839 1000 ha per person -1.9%
1981 0.083 1000 ha per person -1.1%
1982 0.0815 1000 ha per person -1.8%
1983 0.0794 1000 ha per person -2.6%
1984 0.0772 1000 ha per person -2.7%
1985 0.0751 1000 ha per person -2.8%
1986 0.0728 1000 ha per person -3.0%
1987 0.0705 1000 ha per person -3.2%
1988 0.0681 1000 ha per person -3.5%
1989 0.0639 1000 ha per person -6.1%
1990 0.0601 1000 ha per person -5.9%
1991 0.0582 1000 ha per person -3.3%
1992 0.0563 1000 ha per person -3.1%
1993 0.0546 1000 ha per person -3.1%
1994 0.0529 1000 ha per person -3.1%
1995 0.0514 1000 ha per person -2.9%
1996 0.05 1000 ha per person -2.7%
1997 0.0487 1000 ha per person -2.6%
1998 0.0475 1000 ha per person -2.5%
1999 0.0463 1000 ha per person -2.5%
2000 0.0453 1000 ha per person -2.3%
2001 0.0443 1000 ha per person -2.1%
2002 0.0436 1000 ha per person -1.7%
2003 0.0429 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 0.0413 1000 ha per person -1.3%
2007 0.0408 1000 ha per person -1.3%
2008 0.0402 1000 ha per person -1.4%
2009 0.0396 1000 ha per person -1.5%
2010 0.039 1000 ha per person -1.5%
2011 0.0384 1000 ha per person -1.7%
2012 0.0375 1000 ha per person -2.2%
2013 0.0365 1000 ha per person -2.6%
2014 0.0356 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 0.0328 1000 ha per person -2.7%
2018 0.0319 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1244 1000 ha per person 0.1118 1000 ha per person 0.1365 1000 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0957 1000 ha per person 0.0855 1000 ha per person 0.1086 1000 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0755 1000 ha per person 0.0639 1000 ha per person 0.0839 1000 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0526 1000 ha per person 0.0463 1000 ha per person 0.0601 1000 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0422 1000 ha per person 0.0396 1000 ha per person 0.0453 1000 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0351 1000 ha per person 0.0311 1000 ha per person 0.039 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

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 1 Greenland 0.7222 1000 ha per person compare
  2. 2 Mongolia 0.0442 1000 ha per person compare
  3. 3 Australia 0.0283 1000 ha per person compare
  4. 5 Iceland 0.0261 1000 ha per person compare
  5. 6 Guyana 0.0254 1000 ha per person compare
  6. 7 Suriname 0.0253 1000 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area, per capita in Namibia?
Land area — area, per capita in Namibia was 0.0272 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1365 1000 ha per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land 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 land area — area, per capita?
Namibia ranks 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
Is land 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 Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
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Land 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.