Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1562 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▬ Flat
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Namibia, 1991–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Namibia stood at 0.1562 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Namibia peaked at 0.1948 kilograms per international-$ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1319 kilograms per international-$, in 1991.
That places Namibia 113th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1624 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1319 kilograms per international-$ | 0.178 kilograms per international-$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1679 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1466 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1948 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1571 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1438 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1673 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1651 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1562 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1714 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 110 Italy 0.1592 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 111 Hungary 0.1586 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 112 Nicaragua 0.1566 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 114 Austria 0.1541 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 115 Lithuania 0.152 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 116 Brazil 0.1506 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Namibia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Namibia was 0.1562 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1948 kilograms per international-$ in 2001.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1319 kilograms per international-$ in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 113th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).