Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Namibia
Namibia: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 1.14 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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
Namibia recorded 1.14 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global 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 emissions relative to the global average in Namibia peaked at 1.47 tonnes per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7376 tonnes per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.957 tonnes per person | 0.7376 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.18 tonnes per person | 0.9449 tonnes per person | 1.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 relative to the global average in Namibia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Namibia was 1.14 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 relative to the global average recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 tonnes per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7376 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Namibia ranks 154th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global 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 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.