Drained organic soils — Emissions in Namibia
Namibia: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.0008 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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Namibia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.099 kt (2050)
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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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.