Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Namibia
Namibia: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 2.68 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Namibia is 2.68 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Namibia peaked at 6.68 tonnes per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.09 tonnes per person, in 1991.
That places Namibia 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.09 tonnes per person | — |
| 1992 | 3.58 tonnes per person | +70.9% |
| 1993 | 4.94 tonnes per person | +37.9% |
| 1994 | 6.68 tonnes per person | +35.2% |
| 1995 | 4.62 tonnes per person | -30.8% |
| 1996 | 3.68 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1997 | 3.16 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 2.8 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 2.43 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 2.36 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 2.59 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 2.41 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 2.32 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 2.43 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 2.59 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 2.41 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 2.41 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.16 tonnes per person | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 3.07 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 3.26 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 2.99 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 3.12 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.92 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 2.86 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.01 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.98 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.87 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.85 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.03 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.27 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 3.44 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 3.18 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 2.68 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2.68 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.91 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2.68 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.42 tonnes per person, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +70.9% | 2.09 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.78 tonnes per person | 2.09 tonnes per person | 6.68 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.57 tonnes per person | 2.32 tonnes per person | 3.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 tonnes per person | 2.85 tonnes per person | 3.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.13 tonnes per person | 2.68 tonnes per person | 3.44 tonnes per person | 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Namibia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Namibia was 2.68 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.68 tonnes per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Namibia ranks 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.