Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Namibia, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0 kt per square kilometre for forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Namibia 102nd out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -71.4% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +142.9% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -94.1% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +500.0% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +116.7% |
| 2024 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -100.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0037 kt per square kilometre. (36 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0044 kt per square kilometre. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +500.0% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 99 France 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 100 Mali 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 101 Algeria 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Afghanistan 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Andorra 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Armenia 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 American Samoa 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Belgium 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Burkina Faso 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Barbados 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Cayman Islands 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Cyprus 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Germany 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Dominica 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Denmark 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Egypt 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Estonia 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Finland 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Faroe Islands 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Grenada 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Guam 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Haiti 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Isle of Man 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Ireland 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Iceland 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Israel 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Jamaica 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Kazakhstan 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Lebanon 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Saint Lucia 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Liechtenstein 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Sri Lanka 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Lesotho 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Lithuania 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Luxembourg 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Latvia 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Mauritius 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Norway 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Palau 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Poland 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Puerto Rico 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 French Polynesia 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Rwanda 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Singapore 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Solomon Islands 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Somalia 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Sweden 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Seychelles 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Tajikistan 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Tonga 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 British Virgin Islands 0 kt per square kilometre
- 102 Vanuatu 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Samoa 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 102 Channel Islands 0 kt per square kilometre
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), per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Namibia was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 102nd out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) 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.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) 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.