Brunei vs Namibia: Greenhouse gas emissions
Brunei
14.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Namibia
17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brunei rank
136th
Namibia rank
133rd
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Brunei
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Brunei, a difference of 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Brunei ranks 136th and Namibia ranks 133rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 58,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 691,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 632,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1860s | 59,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 653,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 593,308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1870s | 79,830 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 691,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 611,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1880s | 145,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 811,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 665,754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1890s | 140,256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 890,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 750,615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1900s | 247,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 971,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 724,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1910s | 422,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 685,180 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1920s | 360,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1930s | 819,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 942,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1940s | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 1950s | 978,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1960s | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1970s | 10.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 1980s | 6.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 627,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1990s | 8.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2000s | 10.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2010s | 13.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2020s | 15.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Brunei or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Brunei and Namibia?
- 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Namibia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Brunei ranks 136th and Namibia ranks 133rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.