Drained organic soils — Emissions in Namibia

Namibia: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.0008 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0008 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
109th
of 238 countries
All-time high
0.0008 kt
in 2019
All-time low
0.0005 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Namibia, 1990–2024

0000.0010.0011990200720241990: 0.001 kt1991: 0.001 kt1992: 0.001 kt1993: 0.001 kt1994: 0.001 kt1995: 0.001 kt1996: 0.001 kt1997: 0.001 kt1998: 0.001 kt1999: 0.001 kt2000: 0.001 kt2001: 0.001 kt2002: 0.001 kt2003: 0.001 kt2004: 0.001 kt2005: 0.001 kt2006: 0.001 kt2007: 0.001 kt2008: 0.001 kt2009: 0.001 kt2010: 0.001 kt2011: 0.001 kt2012: 0.001 kt2013: 0.001 kt2014: 0.001 kt2015: 0.001 kt2016: 0.001 kt2017: 0.001 kt2018: 0.001 kt2019: 0.001 kt2020: 0.001 kt2021: 0.001 kt2022: 0.001 kt2023: 0.001 kt2024: 0.001 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Namibia stood at 0.0008 kt. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 60.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Namibia peaked at 0.0008 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 kt, in 1990.

Namibia ranks 109th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0005 kt 0.0005 kt 0.0005 kt 10
2000s 0.0005 kt 0.0005 kt 0.0005 kt 10
2010s 0.0005 kt 0.0005 kt 0.0008 kt 10
2020s 0.0008 kt 0.0008 kt 0.0008 kt 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 106 Eswatini 0.0017 kt compare
  2. 106 Serbia 0.0017 kt compare
  3. 108 Eritrea 0.0013 kt compare
  4. 110 Equatorial Guinea 0.0001 kt compare
  5. 110 Mexico 0.0001 kt compare
  6. 110 Solomon Islands 0.0001 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Namibia?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Namibia was 0.0008 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 0.0008 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 kt in 1990.
How does Namibia rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Namibia ranks 109th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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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.