Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0.0125 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Namibia is 0.0125 1000 ha per person, measured 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, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.063 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 2nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.063 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0617 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0604 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.059 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0575 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0561 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0546 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0531 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0516 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0501 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0487 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0472 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0458 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0445 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0431 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0419 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0408 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0401 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0395 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0387 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0383 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0376 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0366 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0356 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0346 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0336 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0325 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0314 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0295 1000 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0278 1000 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0268 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.026 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0252 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0244 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0237 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0231 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0225 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0219 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0214 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0209 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0205 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0201 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0198 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0196 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0193 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0191 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0188 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0186 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0183 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.018 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0177 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0173 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0169 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0164 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.016 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0156 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0152 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0147 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0143 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0139 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0135 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0132 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0128 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0125 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0125 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 83.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0125 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 1000 ha per person, 24.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0574 1000 ha per person | 0.0516 1000 ha per person | 0.063 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0442 1000 ha per person | 0.0395 1000 ha per person | 0.0501 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0349 1000 ha per person | 0.0295 1000 ha per person | 0.0387 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0243 1000 ha per person | 0.0214 1000 ha per person | 0.0278 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0195 1000 ha per person | 0.0183 1000 ha per person | 0.0209 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0162 1000 ha per person | 0.0143 1000 ha per person | 0.018 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0132 1000 ha per person | 0.0125 1000 ha per person | 0.0139 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -100 % change on previous year (2009)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Namibia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Namibia was 0.0125 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.063 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.