Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Namibia
Namibia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 83.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Namibia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Namibia stood at 83.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Namibia peaked at 91.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2015.
That places Namibia 43rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.2% | — |
| 1991 | 91.3% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 90.7% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 89.2% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 87.9% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 90.2% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 89.5% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 90.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 88.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 88.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 87.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | -1.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 83.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.2%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 83.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.5% | 87.0% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 85.5% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 83.0% | 85.3% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Namibia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Namibia was 83.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Namibia ranks 43rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.