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Topic 13 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Namibia: Food & Agriculture

What does a country grow, and what does it take to grow it?

Namibia is placed 167th of 184 countries on food & agriculture in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) 2.14 (2024); Cereal Yield 451.2 (2023).

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Food & Agriculture

167th

of 184 countries placed

Country Index 2026, all topicsjoint 113th of 183 →

2.14Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), 2024Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators
451.2Cereal Yield, 2023Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
2,512Dietary Energy Supply, 2024Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)
0.28Agriculture Orientation Index, 2024Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Namibia on food & agriculture — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

Key 1 of 4
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Why it is a key
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
2.14
Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators
Higher is better
Namibia: 2.14. Across the 186 countries in this edition, values run from 1.67 (Tuvalu) to 4.57 (Italy); the world median is 3.14.
World median
3.14
Best in Southern Africa
3.14 South Africa
Land neighbours
Angola 2.71 · Botswana 1.71 · South Africa 3.14 · Zambia 2
Key 2 of 4
Cereal Yield
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Why it is a key
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
451.2
Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Higher is better
Namibia: 451.2. Across the 179 countries in this edition, values run from 23 (Cabo Verde) to 29,147 (Oman); the world median is 3,072.
World median
3,072
Best in Southern Africa
5,703 South Africa
Land neighbours
Angola 1,062 · Botswana 870.2 · South Africa 5,703 · Zambia 2,344
Key 3 of 4
Dietary Energy Supply
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Why it is a key
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
2,512
Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)
Higher is better
Namibia: 2,512. Across the 155 countries in this edition, values run from 1,757 (Somalia) to 3,962 (United States); the world median is 2,982.
World median
2,982
Best in Southern Africa
2,715 Botswana
Land neighbours
Angola 2,384 · Botswana 2,715 · South Africa 2,659 · Zambia 2,061
Key 4 of 4
Agriculture Orientation Index
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Why it is a key
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
0.28
Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)
Higher is better
Namibia: 0.28. Across the 132 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Ghana) to 5.38 (Singapore); the world median is 0.305.
World median
0.305
Best in Southern Africa
2.16 Botswana
Land neighbours
Angola 0.04 · Botswana 2.16 · South Africa 0.43 · Zambia 2.21

02Over time

Which way Namibia is moving

Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.

Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)
Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators · higher is better
NamibiaWorld median
Namibia was at 2.14 in both 2015 and 2024; the world median went from 3.14 to 3.14.
Every year’s figures
Year Namibia World median
2024 2.1 3.1
2023 2.1 3.1
2022 2.3 3.2
2021 2.6 3.1
2020 2.7 3.1
2019 2.3 3.1
2018 2.3 3.2
2017 2.1 3.1
2016 2.1 3.1
2015 2.1 3.1

Year	Namibia	World median
2024	2.1	3.1
2023	2.1	3.1
2022	2.3	3.2
2021	2.6	3.1
2020	2.7	3.1
2019	2.3	3.1
2018	2.3	3.2
2017	2.1	3.1
2016	2.1	3.1
2015	2.1	3.1

Cereal Yield

Cereal yield (kg per hectare) · higher is better

NamibiaWorld median

Namibia rose from 391.2 in 2000 to 451.2 in 2023; the world median went from 2,170 to 3,072.

Every year’s figures

Year	Namibia	World median
2023	451	3,072
2022	488	3,217
2021	471	3,003
2020	549	3,260
2019	943	3,106
2018	503	2,883
2017	426	2,984
2016	262	3,043
2015	371	3,000
2014	226	3,001
2013	459	2,970
2012	431	2,782
2011	428	2,754
2010	405	2,647
2009	365	2,653
2008	496	2,664
2007	481	2,553
2006	621	2,514
2005	466	2,512
2004	418	2,428
2003	302	2,331
2002	271	2,378
2001	441	2,199
2000	391	2,170

Dietary Energy Supply

Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day) · higher is better

NamibiaWorld median

Namibia rose from 2,375 in 2001 to 2,512 in 2024; the world median went from 2,628 to 2,982.

Every year’s figures

Year	Namibia	World median
2024	2,512	2,982.0
2023	2,515	2,969.0
2022	2,512	2,962.5
2021	2,502	2,967.0
2020	2,480	2,934.0
2019	2,461	2,912.5
2018	2,463	2,893.0
2017	2,449	2,886.0
2016	2,464	2,863.0
2015	2,457	2,835.0
2014	2,458	2,844.0
2013	2,436	2,856.0
2012	2,390	2,838.0
2011	2,327	2,827.5
2010	2,274	2,808.0
2009	2,267	2,818.0
2008	2,280	2,811.0
2007	2,306	2,810.5
2006	2,332	2,772.0
2005	2,358	2,740.5
2004	2,371	2,712.5
2003	2,367	2,685.0
2002	2,374	2,667.0
2001	2,375	2,628.0

Agriculture Orientation Index

Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size) · higher is better

NamibiaWorld median

Namibia fell from 0.54 in 2001 to 0.28 in 2024; the world median went from 0.36 to 0.305.

Every year’s figures

Year	Namibia	World median
2024	0.28	0.305
2023	0.27	0.305
2022	0.20	0.290
2021	0.17	0.260
2020	0.19	0.255
2019	0.30	0.265
2018	0.21	0.270
2017	0.34	0.260
2016	0.39	0.285
2015	0.31	0.305
2014	0.27	0.300
2013	0.36	0.285
2012	0.40	0.330
2011	0.49	0.290
2010	0.39	0.320
2009	0.40	0.370
2008	0.34	0.390
2007	0.59	0.410
2006	0.45	0.355
2005	0.50	0.325
2004	0.53	0.320
2003	0.49	0.320
2002	0.52	0.340
2001	0.54	0.360

03In context

Namibia beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 184 countries on food & agriculture, never a place within the region.

Southern Africa

1st184thNot placed · 40 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on food & agriculture

Namibia and the countries it borders

Standing among all 184; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

Country	Standing	Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators	Cereal YieldCereal yield (kg per hectare)	Dietary Energy SupplyDietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)	Agriculture Orientation IndexAgriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)
South Africa	=77th	3.14	5,703	2,659	0.43
Zambia	127th	2	2,344	2,061	2.21
Botswana	134th	1.71	870.2	2,715	2.16
Namibia	167th	2.14	451.2	2,512	0.28
Angola	172nd	2.71	1,062	2,384	0.04

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Across Southern Africa

Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 184.

Placed either side on food & agriculture

The countries immediately above and below Namibia in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Namibia is ahead of the world, and behind

30 more statistics filed under food & agriculture, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median2

Statistics on which Namibia does better than the middle country measured.

Legal Guarantees of Women's Equal Rights to LandFAO · 2025 · world median 353No earlier reading
Namibia: 5 · world median 3 · Level of legal guarantees of women's equal rights to land ownership and control, 1 (lowest) to 6 (highest). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 6; higher is better.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23116.27106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Namibia: 116.27 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 60th of 195 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2022 dataset

Behind the world median12

Statistics on which Namibia does worse than the middle country measured.

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per WorkerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6,7423,8366,742▼ Worsened since 2015
Namibia: 3,836 · world median 6,742 · Agricultural value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 210.77 to 150,632; higher is better.
Position 95th of 151 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Per Capita Food Supply VariabilityFAO · 2024 · world median 293529▲ Improved since 2014
Namibia: 35 · world median 29 · Year-to-year variability of the food supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4 to 227; lower is better.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08100.53106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Namibia: 100.53 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 137th of 195 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2022 dataset
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 415241No real change since 2012
Namibia: 52 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Chart and every country The 2022 dataset
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.218.15.2▲ Improved since 2013
Namibia: 18.1 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 31st of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8346.3984.83▼ Worsened since 2013
Namibia: 46.39 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.0691.27107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Namibia: 91.27 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 169th of 194 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2022 dataset
Global Report on Food CrisesFSIN · 2024 · world median 224122▼ Worsened since 2020
Namibia: 41 · world median 22 · In IPC Phase 3+ (% of analysed population). Food Security Information Network (FSIN), 2025 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3 to 56; lower is better.
Position 5th of 44 · derived, 1st = worst.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.6925.1102.69▼ Worsened since 2013
Namibia: 25.1 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 4.928.14.9No real change since 2015
Namibia: 28.1 · world median 4.9 · Population in severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 62.9; lower is better.
Position 8th of 119 · derived, 1st = worst.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Organic Agricultural AreaFAO · 2024 · world median 0.72500.725▼ Worsened since 2014
Namibia: 0 · world median 0.725 · Organic share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 86.38; higher is better.
Position 150th of 150 · derived.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.56513.941.565No real change since 2013
Namibia: 13.94 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset

No better end16

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.270.109No real change since 2013
Namibia: 0.27 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 34th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,375381,57052,375Moved since 2014
Namibia: 381,570 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Cereal Import Dependency RatioFAO · 2022 · world median 42.878.742.8Moved since 2012
Namibia: 78.7 · world median 42.8 · Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from -1,894 to 100.
Chart and every country The 2022 dataset
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9647.1437.96No real change since 2013
Namibia: 47.14 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 70th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1471.4862.14No real change since 2012
Namibia: 71.48 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 71st of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2022 dataset
Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.3822.3414.38Moved since 2015
Namibia: 22.34 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.
Position 77th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Women's Share of Agricultural LandownersFAO · 2025 · world median 25.6427.8225.64No earlier reading
Namibia: 27.82 · world median 25.64 · Women's share of owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.16 to 57.8.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5726.9896.572No real change since 2015
Namibia: 6.989 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 76th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2025 dataset
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,6358,4918,635No real change since 2013
Namibia: 8,491 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 101st of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.6332.6837.63Moved since 2013
Namibia: 32.68 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.731.221.73Moved since 2014
Namibia: 1.22 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 105th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2024 dataset
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,278339,089689,278Moved since 2013
Namibia: 339,089 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 109th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.179.6716.17Moved since 2013
Namibia: 9.67 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.3627.0787.36Moved since 2013
Namibia: 27.07 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 138th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8324.1957.83Moved since 2013
Namibia: 24.19 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5350.060.535No real change since 2013
Namibia: 0.06 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 181st of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Chart and every country The 2023 dataset

No current reading for Namibia

Agricultural Irrigated Land. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Food & Agriculture among Namibia’s 16 topics

Food & Agriculture is Namibia’s 16th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile

06The top of the list

Who leads on food & agriculture

The three countries placed highest of 184, and the leaders Namibia can most readily be measured against.

All 184 countries

1
Serbia
Southern Europe
1st of 184 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Lošmi derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
Austria
Western Europe
2nd of 184 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
3
Malta
Southern Europe
3rd of 184 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Dirk Heldmaier derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

Highest in Africa
Seychelles31st2/4 keys
Highest in Southern Africa
South Africa=77th4/4 keys
This page
Namibia167th4/4 keys

Positions out of 184 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Namibia on food & agriculture: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Namibia rank on food & agriculture?

Namibia is placed 167th of 184 countries on Food & Agriculture in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), Cereal Yield, Dietary Energy Supply and Agriculture Orientation Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) figure for Namibia?

2.14 in 2024 (current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 3.14.

What is the latest Cereal Yield figure for Namibia?

451.2 in 2023 (cereal yield (kg per hectare)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 3,072.

How does Namibia compare with South Africa on food & agriculture?

South Africa is placed joint 77th of 184, and Namibia 167th. Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy): South Africa 3.14, Namibia 2.14; Cereal Yield: South Africa 5,703, Namibia 451.2; Dietary Energy Supply: South Africa 2,659, Namibia 2,512; Agriculture Orientation Index: South Africa 0.43, Namibia 0.28.

How have Namibia’s food & agriculture figures changed?

Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) was 2.14 in both 2015 and 2024; Cereal Yield rose from 391.2 in 2000 to 451.2 in 2023; Dietary Energy Supply rose from 2,375 in 2001 to 2,512 in 2024; Agriculture Orientation Index fell from 0.54 in 2001 to 0.28 in 2024.

Which food & agriculture statistics are missing for Namibia?

No current reading is published for Namibia on Agricultural Irrigated Land. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

This subject is about production and land use, not about whether people are fed. Hunger, undernourishment and what a population actually eats are measured under Health & Wellbeing, and the two regularly disagree — a country can grow a great deal and still leave many people short, and one that grows little can be well fed by trade. The wider environmental cost of farming — emissions, water withdrawal, forest cover — is filed under Environment & Sustainability.

About food & agriculture, in full

How the Food & Agriculture standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The food & agriculture method, step by step How every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
Cereal Yield — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
Dietary Energy Supply — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
Agriculture Orientation Index — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0

The other 30 statistics on this page come from 4 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Namibia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Namibia (banner) — Hans Hillewaert derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Serbia — Lošmi derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nations Inquiry (2026). Namibia: Food & Agriculture — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/namibia/food

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