Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Namibia peaked at 0.0202 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 137th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1992 | 0.0024 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +141.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +101.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +47.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0099 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0108 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0128 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 1999 | 0.014 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0149 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0177 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0202 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0146 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0116 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0113 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0108 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0104 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0114 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0117 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0097 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0096 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0111 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0128 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0142 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0122 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0139 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0173 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0155 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0169 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0573 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0607 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP 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 | +141.6% | 0.001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 tonnes per US$ of GDP |
| 1993 | +101.4% | 0.0024 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.014 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0135 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0202 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0116 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0142 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0164 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0155 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0173 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 5 |
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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Namibia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Namibia was 0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0202 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.