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.
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 |
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More climate change data for Namibia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Population, total 3.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 1.57 million (2025)
- Urban population 50.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 87.20 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.14 tonnes per person (2024)
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.