Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Namibia
Namibia: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) was 0.68 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Namibia is 0.68 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Namibia peaked at 54.11 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.48 %, in 2012.
Namibia ranks 93rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.11 % | — |
| 1991 | 53.44 % | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 53.59 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 53.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 53.18 % | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 53.15 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 53.09 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 53.56 % | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 51.69 % | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 51.89 % | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 49.7 % | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.92 % | -98.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 % | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.96 % | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.91 % | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.83 % | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.74 % | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.79 % | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.89 % | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.69 % | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 0.73 % | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.53 % | -27.4% |
| 2012 | 0.48 % | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.82 % | +70.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8 % | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.75 % | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.74 % | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.79 % | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.86 % | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7 % | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.65 % | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.71 % | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.68 % | -4.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.68 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8 %, 18% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.68 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.03 %, 6% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 | -98.1% | 49.7 % | 0.92 % |
| 2013 | +70.8% | 0.48 % | 0.82 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.13 % | 51.69 % | 54.11 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.75 % | 0.69 % | 49.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.73 % | 0.48 % | 0.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.685 % | 0.65 % | 0.71 % | 4 |
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 land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Namibia?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Namibia was 0.68 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.11 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 % in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Namibia ranks 93rd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.