Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Namibia
Namibia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was -3.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Namibia, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Namibia recorded -3.3% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Namibia peaked at 25.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, -27.1%, in 2008.
Namibia ranks 175th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Namibia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -3.6% | — |
| 1982 | -4.3% | +21.0% |
| 1983 | -2.6% | -39.3% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | -249.4% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | +41.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -85.2% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | +557.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -86.6% |
| 1989 | 6.2% | +759.6% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | -18.2% |
| 1991 | 8.2% | +60.2% |
| 1992 | -21.1% | -358.5% |
| 1993 | -2.7% | -87.1% |
| 1994 | 25.2% | -1025.5% |
| 1995 | -5.7% | -122.6% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | -367.0% |
| 1997 | -7.8% | -151.3% |
| 1998 | -1.8% | -76.5% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | -696.8% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -57.1% |
| 2001 | -9.3% | -298.6% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | -325.7% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | -100.7% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -5295.7% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +97.5% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -74.9% |
| 2007 | -4.6% | -221.7% |
| 2008 | -27.1% | +493.2% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -124.6% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +56.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -90.1% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +686.5% |
| 2013 | -19.3% | -338.2% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -132.7% |
| 2015 | -11.3% | -278.9% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -118.8% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +36.7% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +37.5% |
| 2019 | -3.1% | -176.9% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -304.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -75.3% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | -3.2% | -289.8% |
| 2024 | -2.9% | -9.0% |
| 2025 | -3.3% | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | -4.3% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | -21.1% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | -27.1% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -19.3% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -3.3% | 6.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -20.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1868 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 910.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -22.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 16,290 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -25.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1678 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Namibia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Namibia was -3.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.1% in 2008.
- How does Namibia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Namibia ranks 175th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.