Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Namibia
Namibia: Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share was 57.73 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 57.73 % for emissions from livestock — emissions share in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions share in Namibia peaked at 70.54 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.25 %, in 2011.
That places Namibia 64th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.84 % | — |
| 1991 | 44.32 % | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 43.37 % | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 41.62 % | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 41.42 % | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 41.11 % | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 40.6 % | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 43.94 % | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 40.99 % | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 42.88 % | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 42.03 % | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 45.72 % | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 51.64 % | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 48.7 % | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 44.18 % | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 52.72 % | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 35.13 % | -33.4% |
| 2007 | 38.07 % | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 53.65 % | +40.9% |
| 2009 | 34.97 % | -34.8% |
| 2010 | 37.85 % | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 23.25 % | -38.6% |
| 2012 | 24.17 % | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 44.12 % | +82.5% |
| 2014 | 55.19 % | +25.1% |
| 2015 | 54.38 % | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 55.86 % | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 51.81 % | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 56.58 % | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 70.54 % | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 38.43 % | -45.5% |
| 2021 | 36.85 % | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 56.27 % | +52.7% |
| 2023 | 57.73 % | +2.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 57.73 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.77 %, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 57.73 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.58 %, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +82.5% | 24.17 % | 44.12 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.31 % | 40.6 % | 44.32 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.68 % | 34.97 % | 53.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.38 % | 23.25 % | 70.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.32 % | 36.85 % | 57.73 % | 4 |
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 emissions from livestock — emissions share in Namibia?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions share in Namibia was 57.73 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.54 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.25 % in 2011.
- How does Namibia rank for emissions from livestock — emissions share?
- Namibia ranks 64th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions share rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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 Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.