Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Namibia
Namibia: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 3.73 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 3.73 kt for grassland organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Namibia peaked at 3.73 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.37 kt, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 93rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.37 kt | 2.37 kt | 2.37 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 kt | 2.37 kt | 2.37 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 kt | 2.37 kt | 3.73 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 kt | 3.73 kt | 3.73 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 90 French Guiana 5.45 kt compare
- 91 Ghana 4.95 kt compare
- 92 Kazakhstan 3.86 kt compare
- 94 Central African Republic 2.45 kt compare
- 95 Eswatini 1.83 kt compare
- 96 Luxembourg 1.79 kt compare
More climate change data for Namibia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.099 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Namibia?
- Grassland organic soils — emissions in Namibia was 3.73 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 kt in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
- Namibia ranks 93rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. 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 organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.