Non-agricultural population in Namibia
Namibia: Non-agricultural population was 1.43 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Namibia, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.43 million FAO, number for non-agricultural population in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Namibia peaked at 1.43 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 357,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
Namibia ranks 37th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 448,400 FAO, number | 357,000 FAO, number | 571,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 760,200 FAO, number | 605,000 FAO, number | 927,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million FAO, number | 965,000 FAO, number | 1.31 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million FAO, number | 1.35 million FAO, number | 1.43 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More environment data for Namibia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.69 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0309 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0121 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3565 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural population in Namibia?
- Non-agricultural population in Namibia was 1.43 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 357,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Namibia rank for non-agricultural population?
- Namibia ranks 37th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.