Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Namibia
Namibia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 38,000 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area in Namibia is 38,000 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Namibia peaked at 38,000 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 38,000 1000 ha, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 20th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38,000 1000 ha | 38,000 1000 ha | 38,000 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 38,000 1000 ha | 38,000 1000 ha | 38,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,000 1000 ha | 38,000 1000 ha | 38,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,000 1000 ha | 38,000 1000 ha | 38,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,000 1000 ha | 38,000 1000 ha | 38,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,000 1000 ha | 38,000 1000 ha | 38,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,000 1000 ha | 38,000 1000 ha | 38,000 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 17 Somalia 43,000 1000 ha compare
- 18 Angola 40,361 1000 ha compare
- 19 Mauritania 39,250 1000 ha compare
- 21 Turkmenistan 37,947 1000 ha compare
- 22 Madagascar 37,293 1000 ha compare
- 23 Mozambique 35,464 1000 ha compare
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 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.27 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Namibia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Namibia was 38,000 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 38,000 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,000 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Namibia ranks 20th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. 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.