AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) in Namibia
Namibia: AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) was 6.02 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Direct emissions in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — direct emissions in Namibia is 6.02 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — direct emissions in Namibia peaked at 6.02 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.54 kt, in 1996.
That places Namibia 113th out of 230 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.86 kt | — |
| 1991 | 4.05 kt | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 3.89 kt | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 3.66 kt | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 3.63 kt | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.58 kt | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 3.54 kt | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 3.67 kt | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 3.77 kt | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 3.93 kt | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 4.29 kt | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 4.24 kt | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.22 kt | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.24 kt | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.15 kt | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 5.18 kt | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 4.28 kt | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 4.19 kt | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.43 kt | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 4.37 kt | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.36 kt | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.36 kt | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.06 kt | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 4.5 kt | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 4.73 kt | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 4.72 kt | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.36 kt | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 5.08 kt | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 5.08 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.83 kt | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 4.14 kt | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 4.18 kt | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.29 kt | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 6.02 kt | +13.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 6.02 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.54 kt, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 6.02 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.84 kt, 77% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.76 kt | 3.54 kt | 4.05 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.36 kt | 4.15 kt | 5.18 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.81 kt | 4.36 kt | 5.36 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.91 kt | 4.14 kt | 6.02 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More climate change data for Namibia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,137 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 120.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 57.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 54.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2054 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — direct emissions in Namibia?
- Afolu — direct emissions in Namibia was 6.02 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.02 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 kt in 1996.
- How does Namibia rank for afolu — direct emissions?
- Namibia ranks 113th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — direct emissions rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf