AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Namibia
Namibia: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) was 2,977 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Namibia stood at 2,977 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Namibia peaked at 6,507 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,881 kt, in 2019.
That places Namibia 104th out of 257 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,951 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,013 kt | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 2,954 kt | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 2,876 kt | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 2,869 kt | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2,849 kt | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 2,796 kt | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 2,675 kt | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 2,943 kt | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 2,932 kt | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3,261 kt | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 2,925 kt | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 2,560 kt | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 2,760 kt | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 2,959 kt | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 3,097 kt | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 3,874 kt | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 3,498 kt | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 2,571 kt | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 3,962 kt | +54.1% |
| 2010 | 3,613 kt | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 5,954 kt | +64.8% |
| 2012 | 6,507 kt | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 3,074 kt | -52.8% |
| 2014 | 2,568 kt | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 2,540 kt | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2,745 kt | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 2,801 kt | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2,433 kt | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 1,881 kt | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 3,264 kt | +73.5% |
| 2021 | 3,438 kt | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2,733 kt | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 2,977 kt | +8.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2,977 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,925 kt, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2,977 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,685 kt, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,886 kt | 2,675 kt | 3,013 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,147 kt | 2,560 kt | 3,962 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,412 kt | 1,881 kt | 6,507 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,103 kt | 2,733 kt | 3,438 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 — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Namibia?
- Afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Namibia was 2,977 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,507 kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,881 kt in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Namibia ranks 104th out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). 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