World Bank · Agriculture

Namibia: Arable land (hectares)

798,490hectares · 2024-0.2% since 2014

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Annual figures for Namibia from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024798,490
2023798,490
2022798,490
2021800,000
2020800,000
2019800,000
2018800,000
2017800,000
2016800,000
2015800,000
2014800,000
2013800,000
2012800,000
2011800,000
2010800,000
2009800,000
2008800,000
2007800,000
2006813,000
2005814,000
2004815,000
2003815,000
2002816,000
2001816,000
2000816,000
1999816,000
1998816,000
1997816,000
1996816,000
1995816,000
1994747,000
1993698,000
1992660,000
1991660,000
1990660,000
1989660,000
1988660,000
1987660,000
1986660,000
1985660,000
1984660,000
1983660,000
1982655,000
1981655,000
1980655,000
1979655,000
1978655,000
1977654,000
1976654,000
1975652,000
1974652,000
1973652,000
1972652,000
1971652,000
1970650,000
1969648,000
1968648,000
1967648,000
1966645,000
1965645,000
1964645,000
1963641,000
1962641,000
1961641,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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