Namibia vs Netherlands: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Namibia
4.64 million tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
5.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Namibia rank
73rd
Netherlands rank
71st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Namibia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 5.14 million tonnes against 4.64 million tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 496,800 tonnes.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Namibia ranks 73rd and Netherlands ranks 71st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 204,609 tonnes | 6.73 million tonnes | 6.53 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 377,194 tonnes | 7.01 million tonnes | 6.64 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 449,573 tonnes | 8.81 million tonnes | 8.36 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 520,523 tonnes | 10.23 million tonnes | 9.71 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 526,616 tonnes | 11.22 million tonnes | 10.69 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 789,171 tonnes | 9.85 million tonnes | 9.07 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 1.00 million tonnes | 8.11 million tonnes | 7.11 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 1.73 million tonnes | 7.15 million tonnes | 5.42 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 2.45 million tonnes | 5.19 million tonnes | 2.74 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 3.34 million tonnes | 5.23 million tonnes | 1.89 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 3.98 million tonnes | 3.90 million tonnes | 79,410 tonnes | Namibia |
| 1960s | 3.26 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | Namibia |
| 1970s | 1.97 million tonnes | 640,962 tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | Namibia |
| 1980s | 1.86 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 66,272 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 4.20 million tonnes | 4.37 million tonnes | 166,834 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2.73 million tonnes | 7.27 million tonnes | 4.54 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.75 million tonnes | 5.82 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 5.55 million tonnes | 5.22 million tonnes | 331,738 tonnes | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Namibia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 5.14 million tonnes against 4.64 million tonnes in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Namibia and Netherlands?
- 496,800 tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Netherlands rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Namibia ranks 73rd and Netherlands ranks 71st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.