Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Namibia
Namibia: Grassland — Emissions (N2O) was 1.06 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Emissions in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — emissions 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 in Namibia peaked at 5.62 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5009 kt, in 1997.
That places Namibia 22nd out of 220 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.
Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.49 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5658 kt | -77.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5009 kt | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6566 kt | +31.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6533 kt | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8885 kt | +36.0% |
| 2001 | 2.88 kt | +224.6% |
| 2002 | 2.99 kt | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.66 kt | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 3.36 kt | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 3.2 kt | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 3.83 kt | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 3.44 kt | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 2.59 kt | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 4.11 kt | +58.7% |
| 2010 | 3.7 kt | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 5.4 kt | +46.0% |
| 2012 | 5.62 kt | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 3.16 kt | -43.8% |
| 2014 | 2.51 kt | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 2.2 kt | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 1.84 kt | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 2.53 kt | +37.9% |
| 2018 | 1.84 kt | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9634 kt | -47.6% |
| 2020 | 2.31 kt | +140.2% |
| 2021 | 2.77 kt | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 2.07 kt | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 1.95 kt | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 1.06 kt | -45.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.06 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0429 kt, 24.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.06 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5366 kt, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +224.6% | 0.8885 kt | 2.88 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 grassland — emissions in Namibia?
- Grassland — emissions in Namibia was 1.06 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.62 kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5009 kt in 1997.
- How does Namibia rank for grassland — emissions?
- Namibia ranks 22nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — emissions 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.