Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Namibia
Namibia: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 3.26 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 3.26 tonnes per person for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Namibia peaked at 4.87 tonnes per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 70th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.7376 tonnes per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.7798 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9107 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1994 | 1 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9798 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8974 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +29.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9643 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9983 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 1.28 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +32.9% |
| 2009 | 1.4 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 4.42 tonnes per person | +214.9% |
| 2011 | 4.29 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 4.16 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 4.21 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 4.87 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 4.54 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 4.64 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.7 tonnes per person | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 3.57 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 3.53 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.22 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 3.49 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 3.38 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 3.26 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 3.26 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 3.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 3.26 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849 tonnes per person, 5.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 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 | +214.9% | 1.4 tonnes per person | 4.42 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8613 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 tonnes per person | 0.8974 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.19 tonnes per person | 3.53 tonnes per person | 4.87 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.34 tonnes per person | 3.22 tonnes per person | 3.49 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 67 Azerbaijan 3.96 tonnes per person compare
- 68 Dominican Republic 3.57 tonnes per person compare
- 69 Venezuela 3.55 tonnes per person compare
- 71 Uruguay 3.18 tonnes per person compare
- 72 Jamaica 2.93 tonnes per person compare
- 73 Costa Rica 2.88 tonnes per person 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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Namibia?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Namibia was 3.26 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.87 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Namibia ranks 70th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.