Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 1.25 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia stood at 1.25 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 165.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 1.25 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1127 kg per square kilometre, in 1987.
Namibia ranks 118th of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2683 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2825 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2825 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2825 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2916 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2916 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2916 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3057 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3057 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3057 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3057 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3199 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.329 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3432 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3574 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3574 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3857 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3948 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3896 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4232 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4232 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4232 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4515 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4606 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1404 kg per square kilometre | -69.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2998 kg per square kilometre | +113.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1127 kg per square kilometre | -62.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2232 kg per square kilometre | +98.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3193 kg per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3566 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6832 kg per square kilometre | +91.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1895 kg per square kilometre | -72.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3995 kg per square kilometre | +110.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5512 kg per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2748 kg per square kilometre | -50.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3151 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6091 kg per square kilometre | +93.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3005 kg per square kilometre | -50.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3543 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5116 kg per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 2001 | 0.358 kg per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3594 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3817 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.384 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.461 kg per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6991 kg per square kilometre | +51.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6429 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.668 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.658 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.618 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6309 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4731 kg per square kilometre | -54.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6864 kg per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6606 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5094 kg per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7978 kg per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6655 kg per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5141 kg per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6872 kg per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 2021 | 0.887 kg per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2022 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2023 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.25 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.96 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.25 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.77 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +113.5% | 0.1404 kg per square kilometre | 0.2998 kg per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +110.9% | 0.1895 kg per square kilometre | 0.3995 kg per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +98.0% | 0.1127 kg per square kilometre | 0.2232 kg per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +93.3% | 0.3151 kg per square kilometre | 0.6091 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +91.6% | 0.3566 kg per square kilometre | 0.6832 kg per square kilometre |
| 1992 | -72.3% | 0.6832 kg per square kilometre | 0.1895 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2891 kg per square kilometre | 0.2683 kg per square kilometre | 0.3057 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3488 kg per square kilometre | 0.3057 kg per square kilometre | 0.3948 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3277 kg per square kilometre | 0.1127 kg per square kilometre | 0.4606 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4034 kg per square kilometre | 0.1895 kg per square kilometre | 0.6832 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5124 kg per square kilometre | 0.358 kg per square kilometre | 0.6991 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6587 kg per square kilometre | 0.4731 kg per square kilometre | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9967 kg per square kilometre | 0.6872 kg per square kilometre | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia was 1.25 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1127 kg per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Namibia rank for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 118th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.3%. 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 Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — 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
Maize (corn) — 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.