Namibia vs Seychelles: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Namibia
5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Seychelles
5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
81st
Seychelles rank
82nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Namibia
- Seychelles
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Seychelles, a difference of 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 81st and Seychelles ranks 82nd of 199 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1860s | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1870s | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1880s | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1890s | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1900s | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1910s | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1920s | 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1930s | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1940s | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1950s | 11.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1960s | 12.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 9.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 6.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3679 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, Namibia or Seychelles?
- Namibia, at 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Namibia and Seychelles?
- 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Seychelles?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Seychelles rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Namibia ranks 81st and Seychelles ranks 82nd 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.