Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Namibia
Namibia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
down 19.6%
World rank
73rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2022
All-time low
0.0%
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Namibia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Namibia is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and up 84.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Namibia peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1850.
That places Namibia 73rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | +99.8% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | +36.0% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +17.0% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | +11.5% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +17.8% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -10.9% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +21.5% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +6.8% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -16.1% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +69.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -34.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -17.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +25.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +104.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +54.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -30.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -28.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -33.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +33.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -19.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +104.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1851 | +99.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1960 | +69.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1993 | +54.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1961 | -34.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1997 | -33.8% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 70 Solomon Islands 0.1% compare
- 71 Netherlands 0.1% compare
- 72 Guinea-Bissau 0.1% compare
- 74 Uganda 0.1% compare
- 75 Burundi 0.1% compare
- 76 Portugal 0.1% 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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Namibia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Namibia was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1850.
- How does Namibia rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Namibia ranks 73rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.7%. 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 emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.