Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Namibia

Arable land per capita in Namibia in 2023 — 0.27 ha/person. Ranked 34 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 74.6%.

2023 0.27 ha/person −2.48% vs 2022
World rank 34of 206
Period maximum 1.0629 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.27 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Namibia, 1961–202300.511.519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1.0629 ha/person1963: 1.0181 ha/person1965: 0.9764 ha/person1967: 0.931 ha/person1969: 0.8803 ha/person1971: 0.8353 ha/person1973: 0.7866 ha/person1975: 0.74 ha/person1977: 0.7024 ha/person1979: 0.6803 ha/person1981: 0.6599 ha/person1983: 0.6361 ha/person1985: 0.6017 ha/person1987: 0.5651 ha/person1989: 0.512 ha/person1991: 0.4662 ha/person1993: 0.4627 ha/person1995: 0.5093 ha/person1997: 0.4831 ha/person1999: 0.4594 ha/person2001: 0.4394 ha/person2003: 0.425 ha/person2005: 0.4139 ha/person2007: 0.3963 ha/person2009: 0.3851 ha/person2011: 0.3727 ha/person2013: 0.3552 ha/person2015: 0.3369 ha/person2017: 0.3191 ha/person2019: 0.3018 ha/person2021: 0.2846 ha/person2023: 0.27 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.7929 (−74.6%) Average annual rate: -2.19 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 0.27 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Southern Africa computed 0.1883 ha/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.1394 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.27 −0.0069 −2.48%
2022 0.2768 −0.0078 −2.74%
2021 0.2846 −0.0085 −2.91%
2020 0.2932 −0.0087 −2.87%
2019 0.3018 −0.0086 −2.76%
2018 0.3104 −0.0087 −2.73%
2017 0.3191 −0.0088 −2.7%
2016 0.328 −0.009 −2.66%
2015 0.3369 −0.0091 −2.62%
2014 0.346 −0.0092 −2.58%
2013 0.3552 −0.0094 −2.57%
2012 0.3645 −0.0082 −2.2%
2011 0.3727 −0.0065 −1.7%
2010 0.3792 −0.0059 −1.54%
2009 0.3851 −0.0057 −1.46%
2008 0.3908 −0.0055 −1.39%
2007 0.3963 −0.0118 −2.9%
2006 0.4082 −0.0058 −1.39%
2005 0.4139 −0.0057 −1.37%
2004 0.4197 −0.0054 −1.27%
2003 0.425 −0.0067 −1.55%
2002 0.4318 −0.0077 −1.74%
2001 0.4394 −0.0093 −2.07%
2000 0.4487 −0.0107 −2.32%
1999 0.4594 −0.0116 −2.46%
1998 0.4709 −0.0121 −2.51%
1997 0.4831 −0.0127 −2.56%
1996 0.4957 −0.0136 −2.67%
1995 0.5093 +0.0293 +6.11%
1994 0.48 +0.0173 +3.75%
1993 0.4627 +0.011 +2.44%
1992 0.4516 −0.0146 −3.12%
1991 0.4662 −0.0158 −3.28%
1990 0.482 −0.03 −5.87%
1989 0.512 −0.0335 −6.15%
1988 0.5456 −0.0195 −3.46%
1987 0.5651 −0.0184 −3.15%
1986 0.5835 −0.0182 −3.02%
1985 0.6017 −0.0174 −2.82%
1984 0.6191 −0.017 −2.67%
1983 0.6361 −0.0122 −1.88%
1982 0.6483 −0.0116 −1.76%
1981 0.6599 −0.0074 −1.11%
1980 0.6674 −0.0129 −1.9%
1979 0.6803 −0.0112 −1.62%
1978 0.6915 −0.0109 −1.56%
1977 0.7024 −0.019 −2.64%
1976 0.7214 −0.0186 −2.52%
1975 0.74 −0.0231 −3.03%
1974 0.7632 −0.0234 −2.97%
1973 0.7866 −0.024 −2.96%
1972 0.8105 −0.0247 −2.96%
1971 0.8353 −0.0224 −2.61%
1970 0.8577 −0.0226 −2.57%
1969 0.8803 −0.0253 −2.8%
1968 0.9056 −0.0254 −2.72%
1967 0.931 −0.0208 −2.19%
1966 0.9518 −0.0246 −2.52%
1965 0.9764 −0.0243 −2.43%
1964 1.0007 −0.0174 −1.71%
1963 1.0181 −0.0229 −2.2%
1962 1.041 −0.0219 −2.06%
1961 1.0629

Southern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.