Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Namibia
Namibia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
81st
of 199 countries
All-time high
13.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1970
All-time low
4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1911
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Namibia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Namibia stood at 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Namibia peaked at 13.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1911.
That places Namibia 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 11.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 78 Bulgaria 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 79 Algeria 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 80 Ukraine 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 82 Seychelles 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 83 Croatia 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 84 Vietnam 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Namibia?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Namibia was 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1911.
- How does Namibia rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Namibia ranks 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.