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market share increasing every

year – these two countries
representing 50% of Namibia’s
total international hunting
market share. From there the
origin of Namibia’s hunter is wide
and diverse.

Germany and the USA are

dominant in the conservation
hunting market

These conservation hunters
harvest on average 23,000
animals each year [2] which are

then exported to their home
countries. Again, you think – this
is high right? This is an average of
4.6 animals per conservation
hunter! As stated above, Namibia
has a firm grasp on wildlife
numbers and thanks to the
tireless effort of the Namibian

Ministry of Environment and
Tourism – conservative quotas
are set each year on government land and communal conservancies – as well as well-regulated on
privately owned land.

Conservation hunters harvest on average 23,000 animals each year or 4.6 animals per hunter

Namibia’s conservation hunting contributes N$ 450,000,000 [3] (almost half a billion N$ OR US$ 32
million) in the primary sector to the Namibian economy a total of 0.24% of the country’s GDP [4]. This is
an estimated N$ 1.35 billion (US$ 96 million) total including the secondary and tertiary sectors or 0.75%
of the country’s GDP. This includes but is not limited to: airfares, tourism activities, taxidermy, shipping
and much more.

Hunting contributes N$ 450,000,000 (US$ 32 million) to the Namibian economy in the primary sector
to GDP

This sector is definitely a significant contributor to Namibia’s “third-world” economy as well as an
important source of employment and protein in the form of venison. Using the term “third-world” is
really not the case for Namibia as a visitor – it is truly a very poor example of a “third-world” country
and is often referred to as the “Switzerland” of Africa. The economic value of conservation hunting in
Namibia increases constantly year on year and Namibia has become Africa’s most popular
conservation hunting destination.