Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ in Namibia
Namibia: Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ was 2,153 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ in Namibia, 1995–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 2,153 for plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ in Namibia peaked at 2,153 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,040, in 1995.
Namibia ranks 102nd of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,040 | — |
| 2000 | 1,269 | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 1,775 | +39.9% |
| 2010 | 1,775 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,906 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 1,935 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,967 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1,967 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,110 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 2,153 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2,153 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,153 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,153 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,153 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,153 | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2,153 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,775, 45% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2,153 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,132, 52% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +39.9% | 1,269 | 1,775 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,040 | 1,040 | 1,040 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,522 | 1,269 | 1,775 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,973 | 1,775 | 2,153 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2,153 | 2,153 | 2,153 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More development goals data for Namibia
- Red List Index 0.9721 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 19.49 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 406.62 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 55 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 54 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 26 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 26 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,808 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ in Namibia?
- Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ in Namibia was 2,153 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,153 in 2019.
- What is the lowest plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,040 in 1995.
- How does Namibia rank for plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ?
- Namibia ranks 102nd out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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