Namibia - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Namibia was 388,100 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 388,200 in 2006 and a minimum value of 386,420 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 386,420
1962 386,420
1963 386,420
1964 386,460
1965 386,460
1966 386,460
1967 386,490
1968 386,490
1969 386,490
1970 386,510
1971 386,530
1972 386,530
1973 386,530
1974 386,530
1975 386,530
1976 386,550
1977 386,550
1978 386,560
1979 386,560
1980 386,570
1981 386,570
1982 386,570
1983 386,620
1984 386,620
1985 386,620
1986 386,620
1987 386,620
1988 386,620
1989 386,620
1990 386,620
1991 386,620
1992 386,620
1993 387,000
1994 387,500
1995 388,200
1996 388,200
1997 388,200
1998 388,200
1999 388,200
2000 388,200
2001 388,200
2002 388,200
2003 388,200
2004 388,200
2005 388,200
2006 388,200
2007 388,080
2008 388,080
2009 388,080
2010 388,090
2011 388,090
2012 388,090
2013 388,090
2014 388,090
2015 388,090
2016 388,100
2017 388,100
2018 388,100

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Namibia was 47.14 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 47.15 in 2006, while its lowest value was 46.94 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 46.94
1962 46.94
1963 46.94
1964 46.94
1965 46.94
1966 46.94
1967 46.94
1968 46.94
1969 46.94
1970 46.95
1971 46.95
1972 46.95
1973 46.95
1974 46.95
1975 46.95
1976 46.95
1977 46.95
1978 46.95
1979 46.95
1980 46.95
1981 46.95
1982 46.95
1983 46.96
1984 46.96
1985 46.96
1986 46.96
1987 46.96
1988 46.96
1989 46.96
1990 46.96
1991 46.96
1992 46.96
1993 47.01
1994 47.07
1995 47.15
1996 47.15
1997 47.15
1998 47.15
1999 47.15
2000 47.15
2001 47.15
2002 47.15
2003 47.15
2004 47.15
2005 47.15
2006 47.15
2007 47.14
2008 47.14
2009 47.14
2010 47.14
2011 47.14
2012 47.14
2013 47.14
2014 47.14
2015 47.14
2016 47.14
2017 47.14
2018 47.14

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use