Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Namibia
Namibia: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 451.2 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Namibia is 451.2 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Namibia peaked at 943 kg per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 159 kg per hectare, in 1992.
Namibia ranks 179th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 338.78 kg per hectare | 159 kg per hectare | 547 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 425.04 kg per hectare | 270.8 kg per hectare | 620.5 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 445.24 kg per hectare | 226.1 kg per hectare | 943 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 489.88 kg per hectare | 451.2 kg per hectare | 549.3 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More poverty & inequality data for Namibia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.0% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.448 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1533 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1533 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1808 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 26.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5299 (2023)
- Population living in slums 41.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Namibia?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Namibia was 451.2 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 943 kg per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 159 kg per hectare in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Namibia ranks 179th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.