Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Namibia
Namibia: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Namibia stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Namibia peaked at 0.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Namibia 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +19.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +30.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +32.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +202.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 43% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 76% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +202.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Namibia?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Namibia was 0.0% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Namibia ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.