Agricultural land in Namibia

Agricultural land made up 47.1% of the land area of Namibia in 2024.

Measure: Agricultural land as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Namibia, 2024 47.1% % of land area
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 47.1%
World, 2023 36.9% Official aggregate Not the same period as Namibia (2024).
Position in 2024 70th of 208 See the full ranking

Agricultural land in Namibia over time

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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Agricultural land as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period NamibiaWorld
2024 47.1% –
2023 47.1% 36.9%
2022 47.1% 37.0%
2021 47.1% 37.0%
2020 47.1% 36.9%
2019 47.1% 36.9%
2018 47.1% 36.9%
2017 47.1% 37.0%
2016 47.1% 36.8%
2015 47.1% 36.8%
2014 47.1% 37.0%
2013 47.1% 37.0%
2012 47.1% 37.0%
2011 47.1% 36.7%
2010 47.1% 36.5%
2009 47.1% 36.5%
2008 47.1% 36.5%
2007 47.1% 36.6%
2006 47.2% 36.6%
2005 47.2% 36.6%
2004 47.2% 36.6%
2003 47.2% 37.0%
2002 47.2% 37.1%
2001 47.2% 37.2%
2000 47.2% 37.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 47.1%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Namibia has the 70th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.AGRI.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Namibia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)