Australia vs Namibia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Australia
1.56 tonnes per person
in 2024
Namibia
1.53 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
36th
Namibia rank
38th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Australia
- Namibia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.56 tonnes per person against 1.53 tonnes per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 36th and Namibia ranks 38th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 17 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 12.47 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 10.83 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1860s | 10.64 tonnes per person | 2.73 tonnes per person | 7.91 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1870s | 14.87 tonnes per person | 2.93 tonnes per person | 11.94 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1880s | 10.63 tonnes per person | 3.04 tonnes per person | 7.59 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1890s | 13.43 tonnes per person | 2.76 tonnes per person | 10.67 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1900s | 12.22 tonnes per person | 3.59 tonnes per person | 8.64 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1910s | 8.98 tonnes per person | 3.86 tonnes per person | 5.12 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1920s | 25.61 tonnes per person | 5.53 tonnes per person | 20.08 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1930s | 11.48 tonnes per person | 6.42 tonnes per person | 5.06 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1940s | 6.73 tonnes per person | 7.2 tonnes per person | 0.4687 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1950s | 16.81 tonnes per person | 7.29 tonnes per person | 9.52 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1960s | 18.9 tonnes per person | 5.1 tonnes per person | 13.81 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.79 tonnes per person | 2.31 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 4.57 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 2.87 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 4.98 tonnes per person | 2.68 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 6.87 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | 5.48 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 6.79 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | 5.19 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.16 tonnes per person | 1.93 tonnes per person | 0.2338 tonnes per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Australia or Namibia?
- Australia, at 1.56 tonnes per person against 1.53 tonnes per person in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Australia and Namibia?
- 0.03 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Namibia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Australia ranks 36th and Namibia ranks 38th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.