Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Namibia
Namibia: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) was 3.73 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 3.73 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Namibia peaked at 3.73 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.37 kt, in 1990.
That places Namibia 99th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.37 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.73 kt | +57.6% |
| 2020 | 3.73 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.73 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.73 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.73 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.73 kt | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 3.73 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.98 kt, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.37 kt | 2.37 kt | 2.37 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 kt | 2.37 kt | 2.37 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 kt | 2.37 kt | 3.73 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 kt | 3.73 kt | 3.73 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 96 Eritrea 8.34 kt compare
- 97 Kazakhstan 5.35 kt compare
- 98 Luxembourg 4.39 kt compare
- 100 Eswatini 3.3 kt compare
- 101 Serbia 2.52 kt compare
- 102 Solomon Islands 0.7042 kt 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 drained organic soils — emissions in Namibia?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Namibia was 3.73 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 kt in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Namibia ranks 99th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.