Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0024 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Namibia is 0.0024 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.0024 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 kt per square kilometre, in 1983.
Namibia ranks 168th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +13.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0024 kt per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0131 kt per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0024 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0118 kt per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 165 Kiribati 0.0026 kt per square kilometre compare
- 166 Iceland 0.0026 kt per square kilometre compare
- 167 Russia 0.0026 kt per square kilometre compare
- 169 Saudi Arabia 0.0023 kt per square kilometre compare
- 170 Kazakhstan 0.0023 kt per square kilometre compare
- 171 Algeria 0.0022 kt per square kilometre compare
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 agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.0024 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Namibia rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 168th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.