AFOLU — Emissions Share in Namibia
Namibia: AFOLU — Emissions Share was 80.21 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions Share in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 80.21 % for afolu — emissions share in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions share in Namibia peaked at 94.81 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 78.33 %, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 26th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions Share in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.38 % | — |
| 1991 | 94.81 % | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 94.59 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 94.18 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 93.91 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 93.68 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 93.41 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 93.03 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 93.45 % | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 93.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 92.51 % | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 91.74 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 90.93 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 91.13 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 90.01 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 90.81 % | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 91.46 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 90.3 % | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 86.87 % | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 89.8 % | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 89.18 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 92.57 % | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 92.97 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.99 % | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 86.3 % | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 85.1 % | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 85.88 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 85.38 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 82.9 % | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 78.33 % | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 82.69 % | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 82.59 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.86 % | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 80.21 % | +1.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 80.21 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.65 %, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 80.21 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.6 %, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.87 % | 93.03 % | 94.81 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.56 % | 86.87 % | 92.51 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.66 % | 78.33 % | 92.97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.09 % | 78.86 % | 82.69 % | 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 share in Namibia?
- Afolu — emissions share in Namibia was 80.21 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions share recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.81 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions share recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.33 % in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for afolu — emissions share?
- Namibia ranks 26th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions share rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.