World Bank · Agriculture

Namibia: Arable land (% of land area)

0.97percent · 2024-0.2% since 2014

Arable land 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 (percent)Note
20240.97
20230.97
20220.97
20210.972
20200.972
20190.972
20180.972
20170.972
20160.972
20150.972
20140.972
20130.972
20120.972
20110.972
20100.972
20090.972
20080.972
20070.972
20060.988
20050.989
20040.99
20030.99
20020.991
20010.991
20000.991
19990.991
19980.991
19970.991
19960.991
19950.991
19940.907
19930.848
19920.802
19910.802
19900.802
19890.802
19880.802
19870.802
19860.802
19850.802
19840.802
19830.802
19820.796
19810.796
19800.796
19790.796
19780.796
19770.794
19760.794
19750.792
19740.792
19730.792
19720.792
19710.792
19700.79
19690.787
19680.787
19670.787
19660.783
19650.783
19640.783
19630.779
19620.779
19610.779

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 (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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