Canada vs Namibia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Canada
1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia
1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Canada rank
20th
Namibia rank
19th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Canada
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Canada, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Canada ranks 20th and Namibia ranks 19th of 196 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Canada or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Canada and Namibia?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Namibia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Namibia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Canada ranks 20th and Namibia ranks 19th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.