Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in Namibia

Namibia: Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 was 1.06 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.06 kt
Change on year
down 45.5%
World rank
24th
of 237 countries
All-time high
5.62 kt
in 2012
All-time low
0.5009 kt
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in Namibia, 1990–2024

02461990200720241990: 2.5 kt1991: 2.5 kt1992: 2.5 kt1993: 2.5 kt1994: 2.5 kt1995: 2.5 kt1996: 0.566 kt1997: 0.501 kt1998: 0.657 kt1999: 0.653 kt2000: 0.888 kt2001: 2.9 kt2002: 3 kt2003: 2.7 kt2004: 3.4 kt2005: 3.2 kt2006: 3.8 kt2007: 3.4 kt2008: 2.6 kt2009: 4.1 kt2010: 3.7 kt2011: 5.4 kt2012: 5.6 kt2013: 3.2 kt2014: 2.5 kt2015: 2.2 kt2016: 1.8 kt2017: 2.5 kt2018: 1.8 kt2019: 0.963 kt2020: 2.3 kt2021: 2.8 kt2022: 2.1 kt2023: 2 kt2024: 1.1 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, grassland — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Namibia stood at 1.06 kt.

That represents a change of down 45.5% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Namibia peaked at 5.62 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5009 kt, in 1997.

That places Namibia 24th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.73 kt 0.5009 kt 2.49 kt 10
2000s 3 kt 0.8885 kt 4.11 kt 10
2010s 2.98 kt 0.9634 kt 5.62 kt 10
2020s 2.03 kt 1.06 kt 2.77 kt 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.65 kt compare
  2. 22 Botswana 1.33 kt compare
  3. 23 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.23 kt compare
  4. 25 Ethiopia 1.05 kt compare
  5. 26 Argentina 0.8959 kt compare
  6. 27 Zimbabwe 0.8436 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Namibia?
Grassland — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Namibia was 1.06 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 5.62 kt in 2012.
What is the lowest grassland — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5009 kt in 1997.
How does Namibia rank for grassland — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1?
Namibia ranks 24th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,329 data points, 1990–2024
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