Per capita co2 vs average in Namibia
Namibia: Per capita co2 vs average was 1.14 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.14
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
154th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.47
in 2016
All-time low
0.7376
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Per capita co2 vs average in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.14 for per capita co2 vs average in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 vs average in Namibia peaked at 1.47 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7376, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 154th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita co2 vs average in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7376 | — |
| 1992 | 0.7798 | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9107 | +16.8% |
| 1994 | 1 | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.04 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9798 | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9449 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.2 | +27.2% |
| 2002 | 1.04 | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 1.09 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.15 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.29 | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 1.27 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.15 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4 | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 1.28 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.32 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.3 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.46 | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 1.33 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 1.34 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.43 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.47 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.43 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.41 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.41 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.26 | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 1.28 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.18 | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 1.16 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.14 | -1.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.14 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7616, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3417, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.957 | 0.7376 | 1.08 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.18 | 0.9449 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 | 1.3 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 | 1.14 | 1.28 | 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 vs average in Namibia?
- Per capita co2 vs average in Namibia was 1.14 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 vs average recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 in 2016.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 vs average recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7376 in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for per capita co2 vs average?
- Namibia ranks 154th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 vs average rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 vs average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).