Fao projections of arable land to 2050 in Namibia

Namibia: Fao projections of arable land to 2050 was 812,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
812,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
118th
of 224 countries
All-time high
820,000
in 1995
All-time low
642,000
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Fao projections of arable land to 2050 in Namibia, 1961–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 812,000 for fao projections of arable land to 2050 in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land to 2050 in Namibia peaked at 820,000 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 642,000, in 1961.

Namibia ranks 118th of 224 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.

Fao projections of arable land to 2050 in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Fao projections of arable land to 2050 in Namibia, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 642,000 —
1962 642,000 +0.0%
1963 642,000 +0.0%
1964 646,000 +0.6%
1965 646,000 +0.0%
1966 646,000 +0.0%
1967 649,000 +0.5%
1968 649,000 +0.0%
1969 649,000 +0.0%
1970 651,000 +0.3%
1971 653,000 +0.3%
1972 653,000 +0.0%
1973 653,000 +0.0%
1974 653,000 +0.0%
1975 653,000 +0.0%
1976 655,000 +0.3%
1977 655,000 +0.0%
1978 656,000 +0.2%
1979 656,000 +0.0%
1980 657,000 +0.2%
1981 657,000 +0.0%
1982 657,000 +0.0%
1983 662,000 +0.8%
1984 662,000 +0.0%
1985 662,000 +0.0%
1986 662,000 +0.0%
1987 662,000 +0.0%
1988 662,000 +0.0%
1989 662,000 +0.0%
1990 662,000 +0.0%
1991 662,000 +0.0%
1992 662,000 +0.0%
1993 700,000 +5.7%
1994 750,000 +7.1%
1995 820,000 +9.3%
1996 820,000 +0.0%
1997 820,000 +0.0%
1998 820,000 +0.0%
1999 820,000 +0.0%
2000 820,000 +0.0%
2001 820,000 +0.0%
2002 820,000 +0.0%
2003 820,000 +0.0%
2004 820,000 +0.0%
2005 820,000 +0.0%
2006 820,000 +0.0%
2007 808,000 -1.5%
2008 808,000 +0.0%
2009 808,000 +0.0%
2010 809,000 +0.1%
2011 809,000 +0.0%
2012 809,000 +0.0%
2013 809,000 +0.0%
2014 809,000 +0.0%
2015 810,000 +0.1%
2016 810,000 +0.0%
2017 811,000 +0.1%
2018 811,000 +0.0%
2019 811,000 +0.0%
2020 811,000 +0.0%
2021 812,000 +0.1%
2022 812,000 +0.0%
2023 812,000 +0.0%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 812,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.82 million, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 812,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.21 million, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 645,667 642,000 649,000 9
1970s 653,800 651,000 656,000 10
1980s 660,500 657,000 662,000 10
1990s 753,600 662,000 820,000 10
2000s 816,400 808,000 820,000 10
2010s 809,800 809,000 811,000 10
2020s 811,750 811,000 812,000 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 115 Croatia 947,000 compare
  2. 116 Belgium 886,359 compare
  3. 117 El Salvador 881,000 compare
  4. 119 Norway 806,000 compare
  5. 120 Taiwan 779,000 compare
  6. 121 Estonia 715,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao projections of arable land to 2050 in Namibia?
Fao projections of arable land to 2050 in Namibia was 812,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest fao projections of arable land to 2050 recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 820,000 in 1995.
What is the lowest fao projections of arable land to 2050 recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 642,000 in 1961.
How does Namibia rank for fao projections of arable land to 2050?
Namibia ranks 118th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao projections of arable land to 2050 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Fao projections of arable land to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Fao projections of arable land to 2050
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
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