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

Latest (2024)
2.68 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 15.8%
World rank
117th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.68 tonnes per person
in 1994
All-time low
2.09 tonnes per person
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Namibia, 1991–2024

2345671991200720241991: 2.1 tonnes per person1992: 3.6 tonnes per person1993: 4.9 tonnes per person1994: 6.7 tonnes per person1995: 4.6 tonnes per person1996: 3.7 tonnes per person1997: 3.2 tonnes per person1998: 2.8 tonnes per person1999: 2.4 tonnes per person2000: 2.4 tonnes per person2001: 2.6 tonnes per person2002: 2.4 tonnes per person2003: 2.3 tonnes per person2004: 2.4 tonnes per person2005: 2.6 tonnes per person2006: 2.4 tonnes per person2007: 2.4 tonnes per person2008: 3.2 tonnes per person2009: 3.1 tonnes per person2010: 3.3 tonnes per person2011: 3 tonnes per person2012: 3.1 tonnes per person2013: 2.9 tonnes per person2014: 2.9 tonnes per person2015: 3 tonnes per person2016: 3 tonnes per person2017: 2.9 tonnes per person2018: 2.8 tonnes per person2019: 3 tonnes per person2020: 3.1 tonnes per person2021: 3.3 tonnes per person2022: 3.4 tonnes per person2023: 3.2 tonnes per person2024: 2.7 tonnes per person

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 114 North Korea 2.74 tonnes per person compare
  2. 115 Lebanon 2.71 tonnes per person compare
  3. 116 Guatemala 2.69 tonnes per person compare
  4. 118 Tunisia 2.55 tonnes per person compare
  5. 119 Peru 2.54 tonnes per person compare
  6. 120 Uruguay 2.51 tonnes per person compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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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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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
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