Namibia vs South America: IPPU — Emissions Share

Namibia
11.68 %
in 2023
South America
3.11 %
in 2023
Namibia rank
28th
South America rank
30th

IPPU — Emissions Share over time

  • Namibia
  • South America
051015199020062023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 11.68 % against 3.11 % in South America, a difference of 8.57 %.

That makes Namibia's figure about 3.8 times South America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South America ahead.

Namibia ranks 28th and South America ranks 30th of 222 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and South America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia South America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.067 % 1.75 % 1.68 % South America
2000s 1.89 % 2.62 % 0.727 % South America
2010s 9.36 % 3.62 % 5.74 % Namibia
2020s 12.05 % 3.12 % 8.93 % Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions share, Namibia or South America?
Namibia, at 11.68 % against 3.11 % in South America as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions share between Namibia and South America?
8.57 %, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Namibia and South America rank globally for ippu — emissions share?
Namibia ranks 28th and South America ranks 30th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.