Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Namibia
Namibia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 685.09 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 685.09 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Namibia peaked at 873.23 kilograms per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per person, in 1990.
That places Namibia 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 438.97 kilograms per person | 0 kilograms per person | 647.39 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 707.19 kilograms per person | 621.34 kilograms per person | 813.52 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 831.01 kilograms per person | 796.08 kilograms per person | 873.23 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 695.59 kilograms per person | 674.82 kilograms per person | 715.16 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 106 Dominican Republic 722.78 kilograms per person compare
- 107 Moldova 714.04 kilograms per person compare
- 108 Micronesia (country) 710.19 kilograms per person compare
- 110 El Salvador 667.23 kilograms per person compare
- 111 Jordan 653.89 kilograms per person compare
- 112 Samoa 646.13 kilograms per person compare
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 from transport in Namibia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Namibia was 685.09 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 873.23 kilograms per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Namibia ranks 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.