FAO projections of arable land in Namibia
Namibia: FAO projections of arable land was 812,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO projections of arable land in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 812,000 hectares for fao projections of arable land in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land in Namibia peaked at 820,000 hectares in 1995 and was at its lowest, 642,000 hectares, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 117th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 645,667 hectares | 642,000 hectares | 649,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 653,800 hectares | 651,000 hectares | 656,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 660,500 hectares | 657,000 hectares | 662,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 753,600 hectares | 662,000 hectares | 820,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 816,400 hectares | 808,000 hectares | 820,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 809,800 hectares | 809,000 hectares | 811,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 811,750 hectares | 811,000 hectares | 812,000 hectares | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fao projections of arable land in Namibia?
- Fao projections of arable land in Namibia was 812,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 820,000 hectares in 1995.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 642,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for fao projections of arable land?
- Namibia ranks 117th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.