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Energy — Emissions (N2O) in Namibia

Namibia: Energy — Emissions (N2O) was 0.577 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.577 kt
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
125th
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.577 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.0227 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in Namibia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Namibia recorded 0.577 kt for energy — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Namibia peaked at 0.577 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0227 kt, in 1961.

That places Namibia 125th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Energy — Emissions (N2O) in Namibia, year by year

Year kt Change
1961 0.0227 kt —
1962 0.023 kt +1.3%
1963 0.0232 kt +0.9%
1964 0.0233 kt +0.4%
1965 0.0234 kt +0.4%
1966 0.0236 kt +0.9%
1967 0.0239 kt +1.3%
1968 0.0243 kt +1.7%
1969 0.0248 kt +2.1%
1970 0.0309 kt +24.6%
1971 0.0314 kt +1.6%
1972 0.0325 kt +3.5%
1973 0.0335 kt +3.1%
1974 0.0347 kt +3.6%
1975 0.0397 kt +14.4%
1976 0.0415 kt +4.5%
1977 0.0433 kt +4.3%
1978 0.0474 kt +9.5%
1979 0.0521 kt +9.9%
1980 0.0547 kt +5.0%
1981 0.0504 kt -7.9%
1982 0.0571 kt +13.3%
1983 0.0618 kt +8.2%
1984 0.064 kt +3.6%
1985 0.0669 kt +4.5%
1986 0.072 kt +7.6%
1987 0.0822 kt +14.2%
1988 0.0681 kt -17.2%
1989 0.066 kt -3.1%
1990 0.0884 kt +33.9%
1991 0.0474 kt -46.4%
1992 0.049 kt +3.4%
1993 0.0532 kt +8.6%
1994 0.0569 kt +7.0%
1995 0.0588 kt +3.3%
1996 0.228 kt +287.8%
1997 0.213 kt -6.6%
1998 0.217 kt +1.9%
1999 0.214 kt -1.4%
2000 0.219 kt +2.3%
2001 0.289 kt +32.0%
2002 0.252 kt -12.8%
2003 0.268 kt +6.3%
2004 0.284 kt +6.0%
2005 0.269 kt -5.3%
2006 0.274 kt +1.9%
2007 0.282 kt +2.9%
2008 0.361 kt +28.0%
2009 0.388 kt +7.5%
2010 0.408 kt +5.2%
2011 0.416 kt +2.0%
2012 0.439 kt +5.5%
2013 0.473 kt +7.7%
2014 0.5 kt +5.7%
2015 0.521 kt +4.2%
2016 0.536 kt +2.9%
2017 0.532 kt -0.7%
2018 0.536 kt +0.8%
2019 0.538 kt +0.4%
2020 0.503 kt -6.5%
2021 0.517 kt +2.8%
2022 0.562 kt +8.7%
2023 0.577 kt +2.7%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 0.577 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.577 kt, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 0.577 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.558 kt, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Energy — Emissions (N2O) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +287.8% 0.0588 kt 0.228 kt
1991 -46.4% 0.0884 kt 0.0474 kt
1990 +33.9% 0.066 kt 0.0884 kt
2001 +32.0% 0.219 kt 0.289 kt
2008 +28.0% 0.282 kt 0.361 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0236 kt 0.0227 kt 0.0248 kt 9
1970s 0.0387 kt 0.0309 kt 0.0521 kt 10
1980s 0.0643 kt 0.0504 kt 0.0822 kt 10
1990s 0.1226 kt 0.0474 kt 0.228 kt 10
2000s 0.2886 kt 0.219 kt 0.388 kt 10
2010s 0.4899 kt 0.408 kt 0.538 kt 10
2020s 0.5397 kt 0.503 kt 0.577 kt 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 122 Honduras 0.61 kt compare
  2. 123 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.608 kt compare
  3. 124 Lithuania 0.606 kt compare
  4. 126 Niger 0.571 kt compare
  5. 127 Oman 0.564 kt compare
  6. 128 Haiti 0.563 kt compare
  7. 128 Rwanda 0.563 kt compare

See the full ranking of 262 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in Namibia?
Energy — emissions in Namibia was 0.577 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.577 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0227 kt in 1961.
How does Namibia rank for energy — emissions?
Namibia ranks 125th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
262 places, 15,109 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf