Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 31.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Namibia, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 31.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Namibia peaked at 31.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.97 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 144th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.97 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.81 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.78 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 14.29 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 21.12 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.84 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 22.39 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 28.90 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 26.34 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 31.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 141 Mauritania 34.86 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 142 Jamaica 32.22 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 143 Haiti 31.88 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 145 Togo 29.95 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 146 Sierra Leone 28.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 147 Somalia 27.59 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More climate change data for Namibia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Population, total 3.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 1.57 million (2025)
- Urban population 50.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 87.20 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.14 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Namibia?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Namibia was 31.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.97 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Namibia ranks 144th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.