Annual share of co2 emissions in Namibia
Namibia: Annual share of co2 emissions was 0.009 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.009
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
145th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0101
in 2016
All-time low
0.0045
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Annual share of co2 emissions in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual share of co2 emissions in Namibia is 0.009, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual share of co2 emissions in Namibia peaked at 0.0101 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0045, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 145th of 215 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.
Annual share of co2 emissions in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0045 | — |
| 1992 | 0.0051 | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 0.006 | +19.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0068 | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0069 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0071 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.007 | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0087 | +28.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0075 | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0078 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0086 | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0074 | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0089 | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0084 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0084 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0091 | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0085 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0087 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0101 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.01 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0099 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0101 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0098 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0098 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0091 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.009 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.009 | -0.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.009 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0312, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.009 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0128, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0065 | 0.0045 | 0.0077 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.008 | 0.0067 | 0.0089 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0092 | 0.0081 | 0.0101 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0093 | 0.009 | 0.0098 | 5 |
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 annual share of co2 emissions in Namibia?
- Annual share of co2 emissions in Namibia was 0.009 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual share of co2 emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0101 in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual share of co2 emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for annual share of co2 emissions?
- Namibia ranks 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual share of co2 emissions rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual share of co2 emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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