All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 2.62 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 2.62 kg per square kilometre for all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 2.98 kg per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6908 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
Namibia ranks 149th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7193 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6908 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.693 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7898 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8724 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9244 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9781 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1986 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9349 kg per square kilometre | -55.0% |
| 1993 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +70.7% |
| 1994 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | +54.1% |
| 1995 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1996 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 2.72 kg per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1998 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1999 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2000 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 2001 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2007 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2008 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 2 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.84 kg per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2013 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2014 | 2.45 kg per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 2015 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 2018 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8916 kg per square kilometre | -65.1% |
| 2020 | 2.79 kg per square kilometre | +212.7% |
| 2021 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 2.81 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 2.62 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2.62 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 121.55 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2.62 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.23 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +212.7% | 0.8916 kg per square kilometre | 2.79 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8647 kg per square kilometre | 0.6908 kg per square kilometre | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | 0.9349 kg per square kilometre | 2.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | 0.8916 kg per square kilometre | 2.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | 2.81 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 146 Barbados 2.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 147 Qatar 2.66 kg per square kilometre compare
- 148 Faroe Islands 2.66 kg per square kilometre compare
- 150 Libya 2.57 kg per square kilometre compare
- 151 United Arab Emirates 2.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 152 Gabon 2.28 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Namibia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,137 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 120.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 57.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 54.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2054 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia?
- All crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia was 2.62 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 kg per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6908 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Namibia rank for all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 149th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Crops — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Crops — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Crops — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Crops — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.