Maize production rose 26.5% to 98.8 kt in Namibia in 2022, according to Faostat.
Historically, maize production in Namibia reached an all time high of 98.8 kt in 2022 and an all time low of 6.78 kt in 1987. When compared to Namibia's main peers, maize production in Angola amounted to 3,090 kt, 40.0 kt in Botswana, 16,137 kt in South Africa and 1,500 kt in Zimbabwe in 2022.
Namibia has been ranked 105th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of maize production, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Maize Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Angola | kt | 2,238 | 2,381 | 2,765 | 2,819 | 2,972 | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | kt | 15.1 | 12.3 | 24.6 | 7.28 | 61.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | kt | 2,101 | 2,186 | 2,186 | 2,139 | 2,186 | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | kt | 19.2 | 173 | 110 | 24.6 | 21.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | kt | 1,217 | 1,224 | 1,407 | 1,452 | 1,632 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | kt | 43.6 | 71.0 | 59.3 | 45.0 | 60.1 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | kt | 8,214 | 17,551 | 13,104 | 11,824 | 15,844 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | kt | 33.0 | 84.0 | 113 | 95.0 | 87.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | kt | 2,873 | 3,607 | 2,395 | 2,004 | 3,387 | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | kt | 512 | 1,533 | 1,560 | 774 | 1,202 |