Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Namibia

Namibia: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.2778 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2778 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
4th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.37 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2778 sq. km per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Namibia, 1961–2023

0.250.50.7511.2196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Namibia stood at 0.2778 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Namibia peaked at 1.37 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2778 sq. km per person, in 2023.

Namibia ranks 4th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Namibia, 1961 to 2023.
Year sq. km per person Change
1961 1.37 sq. km per person
1962 1.34 sq. km per person -2.1%
1963 1.31 sq. km per person -2.2%
1964 1.28 sq. km per person -2.3%
1965 1.25 sq. km per person -2.4%
1966 1.21 sq. km per person -2.5%
1967 1.18 sq. km per person -2.6%
1968 1.15 sq. km per person -2.7%
1969 1.12 sq. km per person -2.8%
1970 1.09 sq. km per person -2.9%
1971 1.05 sq. km per person -2.9%
1972 1.02 sq. km per person -3.0%
1973 0.9932 sq. km per person -3.0%
1974 0.9637 sq. km per person -3.0%
1975 0.9345 sq. km per person -3.0%
1976 0.9081 sq. km per person -2.8%
1977 0.8842 sq. km per person -2.6%
1978 0.8691 sq. km per person -1.7%
1979 0.8551 sq. km per person -1.6%
1980 0.8389 sq. km per person -1.9%
1981 0.8295 sq. km per person -1.1%
1982 0.8149 sq. km per person -1.8%
1983 0.7935 sq. km per person -2.6%
1984 0.7723 sq. km per person -2.7%
1985 0.7506 sq. km per person -2.8%
1986 0.7279 sq. km per person -3.0%
1987 0.7049 sq. km per person -3.2%
1988 0.6806 sq. km per person -3.5%
1989 0.6387 sq. km per person -6.1%
1990 0.6012 sq. km per person -5.9%
1991 0.5816 sq. km per person -3.3%
1992 0.5634 sq. km per person -3.1%
1993 0.5457 sq. km per person -3.1%
1994 0.529 sq. km per person -3.1%
1995 0.5139 sq. km per person -2.9%
1996 0.5001 sq. km per person -2.7%
1997 0.4874 sq. km per person -2.6%
1998 0.4751 sq. km per person -2.5%
1999 0.4635 sq. km per person -2.5%
2000 0.4527 sq. km per person -2.3%
2001 0.4433 sq. km per person -2.1%
2002 0.4356 sq. km per person -1.7%
2003 0.4294 sq. km per person -1.4%
2004 0.4239 sq. km per person -1.3%
2005 0.4186 sq. km per person -1.2%
2006 0.4133 sq. km per person -1.3%
2007 0.4079 sq. km per person -1.3%
2008 0.4022 sq. km per person -1.4%
2009 0.3963 sq. km per person -1.5%
2010 0.3902 sq. km per person -1.5%
2011 0.3836 sq. km per person -1.7%
2012 0.3751 sq. km per person -2.2%
2013 0.3655 sq. km per person -2.6%
2014 0.3561 sq. km per person -2.6%
2015 0.3468 sq. km per person -2.6%
2016 0.3375 sq. km per person -2.7%
2017 0.3284 sq. km per person -2.7%
2018 0.3194 sq. km per person -2.7%
2019 0.3106 sq. km per person -2.8%
2020 0.3017 sq. km per person -2.9%
2021 0.2929 sq. km per person -2.9%
2022 0.2849 sq. km per person -2.7%
2023 0.2778 sq. km per person -2.5%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 0.2778 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 22.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 0.2778 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0146 sq. km per person, 19.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.24 sq. km per person 1.12 sq. km per person 1.37 sq. km per person 9
1970s 0.9572 sq. km per person 0.8551 sq. km per person 1.09 sq. km per person 10
1980s 0.7552 sq. km per person 0.6387 sq. km per person 0.8389 sq. km per person 10
1990s 0.5261 sq. km per person 0.4635 sq. km per person 0.6012 sq. km per person 10
2000s 0.4223 sq. km per person 0.3963 sq. km per person 0.4527 sq. km per person 10
2010s 0.3513 sq. km per person 0.3106 sq. km per person 0.3902 sq. km per person 10
2020s 0.2893 sq. km per person 0.2778 sq. km per person 0.3017 sq. km per person 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 1 Greenland 7.22 sq. km per person compare
  2. 2 Mongolia 0.4477 sq. km per person compare
  3. 3 Australia 0.2885 sq. km per person compare
  4. 5 Iceland 0.2614 sq. km per person compare
  5. 6 Guyana 0.2555 sq. km per person compare
  6. 7 Suriname 0.2552 sq. km per person compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometers, per capita in Namibia?
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Namibia was 0.2778 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 1.37 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2778 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Namibia rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Namibia ranks 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.