Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Namibia

Namibia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 0.93 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.93 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
172nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.98 %
in 2001
All-time low
0.6 %
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Namibia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Namibia is 0.93 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Namibia peaked at 0.98 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6 %, in 1983.

Namibia ranks 172nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.62 % 0.62 % 0.62 % 9
1970s 0.61 % 0.61 % 0.61 % 10
1980s 0.635 % 0.6 % 0.76 % 10
1990s 0.834 % 0.76 % 0.91 % 10
2000s 0.925 % 0.85 % 0.98 % 10
2010s 0.935 % 0.93 % 0.94 % 10
2020s 0.93 % 0.93 % 0.93 % 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 169 Botswana 1.43 % compare
  2. 170 Guinea 1.3 % compare
  3. 171 El Salvador 1.14 % compare
  4. 173 Polynesia 0.91 % compare
  5. 174 Gabon 0.9 % compare
  6. 175 Dominica 0.89 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Namibia?
Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Namibia was 0.93 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.98 % in 2001.
What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6 % in 1983.
How does Namibia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Namibia ranks 172nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.