Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate in Namibia
Namibia: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate in Namibia, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — emissions (co2), annual growth rate in Namibia stood at -100 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 185.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2), annual growth rate in Namibia peaked at 500.01 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2014.
Namibia ranks 107th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -66.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 2009 | -50 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 99.99 % change on previous year | -300.0% |
| 2011 | 300.02 % change on previous year | +200.0% |
| 2012 | -12.5 % change on previous year | -104.2% |
| 2013 | -71.43 % change on previous year | +471.3% |
| 2014 | -100 % change on previous year | +40.0% |
| 2016 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 142.86 % change on previous year | -242.9% |
| 2021 | -94.12 % change on previous year | -165.9% |
| 2022 | 500.01 % change on previous year | -631.3% |
| 2023 | 116.67 % change on previous year | -76.7% |
| 2024 | -100 % change on previous year | -185.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.33 % change on previous year. (27 countries reporting)
- Namibia's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.22 % change on previous year. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -58.33 % change on previous year | -66.67 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.35 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 300.02 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2020s | 113.08 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 500.01 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 104 France -98.88 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Algeria -99.33 % change on previous year compare
- 106 Romania -99.83 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Armenia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Austria -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Azerbaijan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Belgium -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Botswana -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Switzerland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Comoros -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Czechia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Germany -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Estonia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Finland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Ireland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Jamaica -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Kazakhstan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Sri Lanka -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Lithuania -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Latvia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Mali -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Montenegro -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Norway -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Pakistan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Poland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Rwanda -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Serbia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Slovakia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Slovenia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Trinidad and Tobago -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 China, Hong Kong SAR -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Republic of Korea -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Republic of Moldova -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Syrian Arab Republic -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 China, Taiwan Province of -100 % change on previous year compare
- 107 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -100 % change on previous year 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 forest fires — emissions (co2), annual growth rate in Namibia?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2), annual growth rate in Namibia was -100 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2), annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 500.01 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2), annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for forest fires — emissions (co2), annual growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 107th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2), annual growth rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Emissions (CO2). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest fires — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Emissions (CO2). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.