Potato production in Namibia
Namibia: Potato production was 14,556 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato production in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 14,556 for potato production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato production in Namibia peaked at 15,506 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,000, in 2000.
That places Namibia 128th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Potato production in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,000 | — |
| 2001 | 2,000 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 3,000 | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 4,000 | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 4,202 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 5,201 | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 3,769 | -27.5% |
| 2007 | 8,822 | +134.1% |
| 2008 | 8,578 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 12,136 | +41.5% |
| 2010 | 11,532 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 12,004 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 13,344 | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 12,131 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 13,606 | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 15,506 | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 13,748 | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 14,287 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 14,513 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 14,183 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 14,856 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 14,517 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 14,519 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14,631 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 14,556 | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato production in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +134.1% | 3,769 | 8,822 |
| 2001 | +100.0% | 1,000 | 2,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,271 | 1,000 | 12,136 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,485 | 11,532 | 15,506 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,616 | 14,517 | 14,856 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 potato production in Namibia?
- Potato production in Namibia was 14,556 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato production recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,506 in 2015.
- What is the lowest potato production recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for potato production?
- Namibia ranks 128th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato production rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 Potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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