Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre was 4.21 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Namibia is 4.21 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 4.53 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 197th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1994 | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 1.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 2.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2002 | 2.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 2.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 3.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 3.07 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 3.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 3.23 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 3.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 3.38 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 3.65 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 4.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 4.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 4.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 4.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 4.15 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 4.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 4.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 4.21 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.37 tonnes per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 4.21 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.8 tonnes per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 194 Eritrea 6.15 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 195 Mali 5.72 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 196 Mauritania 5.08 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 198 South Sudan 2.68 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 199 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.6 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 200 Niger 2.5 tonnes 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Namibia was 4.21 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 197th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.