Croatia vs Namibia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Croatia
5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia
5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Croatia rank
83rd
Namibia rank
81st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Croatia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Croatia, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Croatia ranks 83rd and Namibia ranks 81st of 199 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1860s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1870s | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1880s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1890s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1900s | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1910s | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1920s | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1930s | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1940s | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1950s | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1960s | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 5.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 4.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Croatia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Croatia and Namibia?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Namibia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Croatia ranks 83rd and Namibia ranks 81st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. 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 are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.