FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre was 0.9863 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9863 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
196th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.996 hectares per square kilometre
in 1995
All-time low
0.7798 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.9863 hectares per square kilometre for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.996 hectares per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7798 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 196th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7798 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7798 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7798 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7847 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7847 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7847 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7883 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.7883 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7883 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7907 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7932 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7932 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7932 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7932 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7932 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7956 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7956 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7968 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7968 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.798 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.798 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.798 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8041 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8041 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8041 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8041 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8041 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8041 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8041 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8041 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8041 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8041 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8502 hectares per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.911 hectares per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.996 hectares per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.996 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.996 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.996 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.996 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.996 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.996 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.996 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.996 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.996 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.996 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.996 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9814 hectares per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9814 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9814 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9826 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9826 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9826 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9826 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9826 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9839 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9839 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9851 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9851 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9851 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9851 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9863 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9863 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9863 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.9863 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.46 hectares per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.9863 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.37 hectares per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7843 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7798 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7883 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7941 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7907 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7968 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8023 hectares per square kilometre | 0.798 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8041 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9154 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8041 hectares per square kilometre | 0.996 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9916 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9814 hectares per square kilometre | 0.996 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9836 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9826 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9851 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.986 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9851 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9863 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 193 Bahamas 1.1 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 194 Montenegro 1.07 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 195 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.05 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 197 Singapore 0.9192 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 198 Kuwait 0.7856 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 199 Mongolia 0.7372 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.9863 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.996 hectares per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7798 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 196th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
FAO projections of arable land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.