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Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP in Namibia

Namibia: Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP was 0.0066 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0066 hectares per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
7th
of 210 countries
All-time high
0.0512 hectares per US$ of GDP
in 1985
All-time low
0.006 hectares per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP in Namibia, 1980–2023

0.010.020.030.040.051980200120231980: 0.034 hectares per US$ of GDP1981: 0.037 hectares per US$ of GDP1982: 0.039 hectares per US$ of GDP1983: 0.036 hectares per US$ of GDP1984: 0.042 hectares per US$ of GDP1985: 0.051 hectares per US$ of GDP1986: 0.046 hectares per US$ of GDP1987: 0.036 hectares per US$ of GDP1988: 0.033 hectares per US$ of GDP1989: 0.032 hectares per US$ of GDP1990: 0.03 hectares per US$ of GDP1991: 0.027 hectares per US$ of GDP1992: 0.024 hectares per US$ of GDP1993: 0.025 hectares per US$ of GDP1994: 0.022 hectares per US$ of GDP1995: 0.021 hectares per US$ of GDP1996: 0.021 hectares per US$ of GDP1997: 0.02 hectares per US$ of GDP1998: 0.021 hectares per US$ of GDP1999: 0.021 hectares per US$ of GDP2000: 0.021 hectares per US$ of GDP2001: 0.023 hectares per US$ of GDP2002: 0.025 hectares per US$ of GDP2003: 0.017 hectares per US$ of GDP2004: 0.012 hectares per US$ of GDP2005: 0.011 hectares per US$ of GDP2006: 0.01 hectares per US$ of GDP2007: 0.009 hectares per US$ of GDP2008: 0.01 hectares per US$ of GDP2009: 0.009 hectares per US$ of GDP2010: 0.007 hectares per US$ of GDP2011: 0.007 hectares per US$ of GDP2012: 0.006 hectares per US$ of GDP2013: 0.007 hectares per US$ of GDP2014: 0.007 hectares per US$ of GDP2015: 0.007 hectares per US$ of GDP2016: 0.008 hectares per US$ of GDP2017: 0.006 hectares per US$ of GDP2018: 0.006 hectares per US$ of GDP2019: 0.007 hectares per US$ of GDP2020: 0.008 hectares per US$ of GDP2021: 0.007 hectares per US$ of GDP2022: 0.007 hectares per US$ of GDP2023: 0.007 hectares per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 0.0066 hectares per US$ of GDP for land area in hectares, per unit of gdp in 2023.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per unit of gdp in Namibia peaked at 0.0512 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.006 hectares per US$ of GDP, in 2018.

That places Namibia 7th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP in Namibia, year by year

Year hectares per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.034 hectares per US$ of GDP —
1981 0.0366 hectares per US$ of GDP +7.6%
1982 0.0389 hectares per US$ of GDP +6.2%
1983 0.0358 hectares per US$ of GDP -7.8%
1984 0.0422 hectares per US$ of GDP +17.7%
1985 0.0512 hectares per US$ of GDP +21.3%
1986 0.0455 hectares per US$ of GDP -11.1%
1987 0.0358 hectares per US$ of GDP -21.3%
1988 0.033 hectares per US$ of GDP -7.8%
1989 0.0325 hectares per US$ of GDP -1.6%
1990 0.0295 hectares per US$ of GDP -9.1%
1991 0.0275 hectares per US$ of GDP -6.9%
1992 0.024 hectares per US$ of GDP -12.6%
1993 0.0253 hectares per US$ of GDP +5.5%
1994 0.0225 hectares per US$ of GDP -11.3%
1995 0.0207 hectares per US$ of GDP -7.8%
1996 0.0206 hectares per US$ of GDP -0.3%
1997 0.0198 hectares per US$ of GDP -4.0%
1998 0.0213 hectares per US$ of GDP +7.3%
1999 0.0213 hectares per US$ of GDP +0.1%
2000 0.021 hectares per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2001 0.0231 hectares per US$ of GDP +10.3%
2002 0.0246 hectares per US$ of GDP +6.2%
2003 0.0167 hectares per US$ of GDP -32.0%
2004 0.0125 hectares per US$ of GDP -25.5%
2005 0.0114 hectares per US$ of GDP -8.8%
2006 0.0103 hectares per US$ of GDP -9.4%
2007 0.0093 hectares per US$ of GDP -9.5%
2008 0.0096 hectares per US$ of GDP +2.7%
2009 0.0092 hectares per US$ of GDP -3.7%
2010 0.0072 hectares per US$ of GDP -21.8%
2011 0.0066 hectares per US$ of GDP -8.7%
2012 0.0063 hectares per US$ of GDP -4.0%
2013 0.0068 hectares per US$ of GDP +8.3%
2014 0.0066 hectares per US$ of GDP -3.2%
2015 0.0073 hectares per US$ of GDP +9.7%
2016 0.0077 hectares per US$ of GDP +5.7%
2017 0.0064 hectares per US$ of GDP -16.9%
2018 0.006 hectares per US$ of GDP -5.8%
2019 0.0066 hectares per US$ of GDP +9.1%
2020 0.0078 hectares per US$ of GDP +18.5%
2021 0.0066 hectares per US$ of GDP -14.7%
2022 0.0065 hectares per US$ of GDP -1.3%
2023 0.0066 hectares per US$ of GDP +0.4%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 0.0066 hectares per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP, 11.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 0.0066 hectares per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP, 6.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0385 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0325 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0512 hectares per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0232 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0198 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0295 hectares per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0148 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0092 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0246 hectares per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0067 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.006 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0077 hectares per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0069 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0065 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0078 hectares per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 4 Mongolia 0.0077 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 5 Niger 0.0075 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 6 Chad 0.0069 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 8 Eritrea 0.0059 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 9 Somalia 0.0057 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 10 Mali 0.0049 hectares per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares, per unit of gdp in Namibia?
Land area in hectares, per unit of gdp in Namibia was 0.0066 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in hectares, per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0512 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1985.
What is the lowest land area in hectares, per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.006 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2018.
How does Namibia rank for land area in hectares, per unit of gdp?
Namibia ranks 7th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area in hectares divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land area in hectares ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP
Unit
hectares per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
210 places, 10,904 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in hectares divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.