Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 0.3718 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia is 0.3718 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 33.1% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.3718 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
Namibia ranks 89th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0112 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0087 kg per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0107 kg per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0107 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0121 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0104 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0104 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0104 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0118 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0118 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0118 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0118 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0118 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0133 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0133 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0133 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0133 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0133 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0161 kg per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0242 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0318 kg per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0394 kg per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0474 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0555 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 0.064 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0937 kg per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0791 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0739 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0666 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0677 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0887 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0472 kg per square kilometre | -46.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0873 kg per square kilometre | +84.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0954 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0966 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0873 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0873 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0801 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0566 kg per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2000 | 0.052 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0919 kg per square kilometre | +76.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1571 kg per square kilometre | +71.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1543 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.127 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1683 kg per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1933 kg per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1844 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2189 kg per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 0.186 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2011 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2447 kg per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2176 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.225 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1495 kg per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2015 | 0.153 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1497 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0922 kg per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0922 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0921 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1735 kg per square kilometre | +88.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1735 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2794 kg per square kilometre | +61.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3718 kg per square kilometre | +33.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.3718 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.75 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.3718 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5651 kg per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0107 kg per square kilometre | 0.0087 kg per square kilometre | 0.0121 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.013 kg per square kilometre | 0.0118 kg per square kilometre | 0.0161 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0576 kg per square kilometre | 0.0242 kg per square kilometre | 0.0937 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0794 kg per square kilometre | 0.0472 kg per square kilometre | 0.0966 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1533 kg per square kilometre | 0.052 kg per square kilometre | 0.2189 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1617 kg per square kilometre | 0.0921 kg per square kilometre | 0.2447 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2495 kg per square kilometre | 0.1735 kg per square kilometre | 0.3718 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 wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.3718 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3718 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Namibia rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 89th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.