Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in Namibia
Namibia: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use was 1.14 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in Namibia stood at 1.14 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 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 co2 vs population 0.0579 (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 vs gdp 1.14 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 87.20 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.14 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.14 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in Namibia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 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 vs. per capita energy use recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 tonnes per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7376 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Namibia ranks 154th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 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 vs. per capita energy use. 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.