AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) in Namibia
Namibia: AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) was 11.23 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 11.23 kt for afolu — emissions in 2023.
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 in Namibia peaked at 24.56 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.1 kt, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 104th of 257 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.14 kt | — |
| 1991 | 11.37 kt | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 11.15 kt | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 10.85 kt | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 10.82 kt | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 10.75 kt | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 10.55 kt | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 10.09 kt | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 11.1 kt | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 11.07 kt | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 12.3 kt | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 11.04 kt | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 9.66 kt | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 10.41 kt | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 11.17 kt | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 11.69 kt | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 14.62 kt | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 13.2 kt | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 9.7 kt | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 14.95 kt | +54.1% |
| 2010 | 13.63 kt | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 22.47 kt | +64.8% |
| 2012 | 24.56 kt | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 11.6 kt | -52.8% |
| 2014 | 9.69 kt | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 9.58 kt | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 10.36 kt | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 10.57 kt | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 9.18 kt | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 7.1 kt | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 12.32 kt | +73.5% |
| 2021 | 12.98 kt | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 10.31 kt | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 11.23 kt | +8.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 11.23 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.04 kt, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 11.23 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.68 kt, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.89 kt | 10.09 kt | 11.37 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.87 kt | 9.66 kt | 14.95 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.87 kt | 7.1 kt | 24.56 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.71 kt | 10.31 kt | 12.98 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 in Namibia?
- Afolu — emissions in Namibia was 11.23 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.56 kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1 kt in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for afolu — emissions?
- Namibia ranks 104th out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions 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 (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