emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 0.1834 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Namibia is 0.1834 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.1834 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.029 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Namibia 201st out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.029 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0291 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0293 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0295 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0298 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0301 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0305 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0309 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0313 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0317 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0322 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0327 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0331 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0336 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0343 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0351 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0354 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0353 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0357 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0357 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0364 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0371 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0377 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0383 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0387 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0391 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0393 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0396 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0399 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0453 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0858 tonnes per square kilometre | +89.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0858 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0885 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0928 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0981 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1009 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1035 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1062 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1099 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1191 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1254 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1221 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1257 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1386 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1519 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1443 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1478 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1585 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1659 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1669 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1665 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1636 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1578 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1688 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1808 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1792 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1794 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1808 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1813 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1787 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1809 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1834 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1834 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1834 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +89.4% | 0.0453 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0858 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0299 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.029 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0313 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0339 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0317 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0357 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0382 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0357 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0399 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0917 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0453 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1099 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1399 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1191 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1659 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1725 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1578 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1813 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.181 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1787 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1834 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 198 Australia 0.2028 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 199 Solomon Islands 0.2016 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 200 Mongolia 0.1841 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 202 Suriname 0.1538 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 203 Liechtenstein 0.0534 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 204 Faroe Islands 0.0386 tonnes per square kilometre 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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.1834 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1834 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.029 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 201st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.