Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Namibia
Namibia: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), annual growth rate was 9.26 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Namibia, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Namibia is 9.26 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 65.1% on the previous year and up 179.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Namibia peaked at 26.54 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -18.93 % change on previous year, in 1981.
That places Namibia 12th out of 228 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.72 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -63.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4176 % change on previous year | -83.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6839 % change on previous year | +63.8% |
| 1966 | 1.16 % change on previous year | +69.1% |
| 1967 | -0.2631 % change on previous year | -122.8% |
| 1968 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -514.9% |
| 1969 | 1.29 % change on previous year | +17.9% |
| 1970 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1971 | 1.27 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 6.7 % change on previous year | +520.3% |
| 1975 | -17.75 % change on previous year | -364.9% |
| 1976 | -5.4 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 1977 | 16.37 % change on previous year | -403.0% |
| 1978 | -0.0263 % change on previous year | -100.2% |
| 1979 | 4.19 % change on previous year | -16004.2% |
| 1980 | 5.6 % change on previous year | +33.6% |
| 1981 | -18.93 % change on previous year | -438.2% |
| 1982 | -11.88 % change on previous year | -37.2% |
| 1983 | -4.97 % change on previous year | -58.2% |
| 1984 | 4.79 % change on previous year | -196.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3815 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 1986 | 6.19 % change on previous year | +1523.2% |
| 1987 | -3.23 % change on previous year | -152.2% |
| 1988 | 5.91 % change on previous year | -282.8% |
| 1989 | 5.05 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -29.0% |
| 1991 | 4.27 % change on previous year | +18.9% |
| 1992 | -5.69 % change on previous year | -233.5% |
| 1993 | -6.19 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 1994 | -0.2456 % change on previous year | -96.0% |
| 1995 | -2.05 % change on previous year | +735.4% |
| 1996 | -0.7959 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 1997 | 3.74 % change on previous year | -569.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5902 % change on previous year | -84.2% |
| 1999 | 4.05 % change on previous year | +585.6% |
| 2000 | 9.29 % change on previous year | +129.5% |
| 2001 | -2.23 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 2002 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -182.3% |
| 2003 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 2004 | -3.28 % change on previous year | -299.4% |
| 2005 | 20.31 % change on previous year | -719.5% |
| 2006 | -14.65 % change on previous year | -172.1% |
| 2007 | -2.19 % change on previous year | -85.1% |
| 2008 | 5.49 % change on previous year | -351.2% |
| 2009 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 2010 | 0.087 % change on previous year | -106.0% |
| 2011 | -0.2609 % change on previous year | -399.7% |
| 2012 | 10.14 % change on previous year | -3986.8% |
| 2013 | -11.63 % change on previous year | -214.7% |
| 2014 | 5.12 % change on previous year | -144.1% |
| 2015 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -124.3% |
| 2016 | 8.4 % change on previous year | -775.5% |
| 2017 | -4.47 % change on previous year | -153.1% |
| 2018 | -4.02 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 2019 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 2020 | -10.31 % change on previous year | +575.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3145 % change on previous year | -103.0% |
| 2022 | 26.54 % change on previous year | +8339.1% |
| 2023 | 9.26 % change on previous year | -65.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 9.26 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4555 % change on previous year, 20.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 9.26 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8005 % change on previous year, 11.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +16004.2% | -0.0263 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +8339.1% | 0.3145 % change on previous year | 26.54 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +3986.8% | -0.2609 % change on previous year | 10.14 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +1523.2% | 0.3815 % change on previous year | 6.19 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 % change on previous year | -0.2631 % change on previous year | 6.72 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.8748 % change on previous year | -17.75 % change on previous year | 16.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.11 % change on previous year | -18.93 % change on previous year | 6.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.125 % change on previous year | -6.19 % change on previous year | 4.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 % change on previous year | -14.65 % change on previous year | 20.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0604 % change on previous year | -11.63 % change on previous year | 10.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.45 % change on previous year | -10.31 % change on previous year | 26.54 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 9 Australia 11.06 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Fiji 9.59 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Kenya 9.48 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Benin 8.52 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Germany 8.45 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Syria 8.38 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 8.38 % change on previous year 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 — indirect emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Namibia?
- Agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Namibia was 9.26 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.54 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.93 % change on previous year in 1981.
- How does Namibia rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), annual growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 12th out of 228 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), annual growth rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.