Namibia vs New Zealand: How have things changed?

Namibia
381,570 metric tons
in 2024
New Zealand
423,325 metric tons
in 2024
Namibia rank
49th
New Zealand rank
46th

How have things changed? over time

  • Namibia
  • New Zealand
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196519942024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 423,325 metric tons against 381,570 metric tons in Namibia, a difference of 41,755 metric tons.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.

Namibia ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 46th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 4,000 metric tons 55,318 metric tons 51,318 metric tons New Zealand
1970s 7,500 metric tons 75,883 metric tons 68,383 metric tons New Zealand
1980s 17,343 metric tons 227,587 metric tons 210,244 metric tons New Zealand
1990s 561,605 metric tons 561,339 metric tons 266.2 metric tons Namibia
2000s 567,365 metric tons 618,612 metric tons 51,247 metric tons New Zealand
2010s 503,134 metric tons 537,977 metric tons 34,842 metric tons New Zealand
2020s 356,826 metric tons 451,417 metric tons 94,591 metric tons New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Namibia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 423,325 metric tons against 381,570 metric tons in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Namibia and New Zealand?
41,755 metric tons, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and New Zealand?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Namibia and New Zealand rank globally for how have things changed??
Namibia ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 46th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.