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Table 9 Estimated direct gross national income contributed per square kilometre by agricultural production and natural resource uses in 2009

From: Expected climate change impacts on land and natural resource use in Namibia: exploring economically efficient responses

Sector and tenure

GNI contribution (N$/km2, where N$1.00 = US$0.13)

Agriculture

 

 Livestock

 

 State land

-

 Communal land

15.04

 Commercial land

55.47

 Total

30.17

 Crops

 

 State land

-

 Communal land

9.16

 Commercial land

12.18

 Total

9.08

 Total agriculture

 

 State land

-

 Communal land

24.20

 Commercial land

67.64

 Total agriculture

39.25

Natural resources

 

 Tourism

 

 State land

35.06

 Communal land

2.92

 Commercial land

35.72

 Total

21.85

 Wildlife (other)

 

 State land

5.79

 Communal land

0.44

 Commercial land

3.95

 Total

2.75

 Wild plants

 

 State land

-

 Communal land

38.54

 Commercial land

9.94

 Total

20.46

 Fish (inland)

 

 State land

-

 Communal land

2.75

 Commercial land

-

 Total

1.15

 Total natural resources

 

 State land

40.86

 Communal land

44.64

 Commercial land

49.61

Total natural resources

46.21