Australia vs Namibia: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Australia
0.6%
in 2024
Namibia
0.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
147th
Namibia rank
144th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Australia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.8% against 0.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Namibia ahead.
Australia ranks 147th and Namibia ranks 144th of 215 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 6.9% | 4.2% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 5.1% | 3.4% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 3.6% | 3.4% | Namibia |
| 2020s | -1.4% | -1.3% | 0.1% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Australia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.8% against 0.6% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Australia and Namibia?
- 0.2%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Namibia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Namibia rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Australia ranks 147th and Namibia ranks 144th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.