Per capita methane emissions in Namibia
Namibia: Per capita methane emissions was 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
34th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1970
All-time low
1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2019
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Namibia is 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Namibia peaked at 7.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2019.
That places Namibia 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1852 | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1865 | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1874 | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1884 | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1887 | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1892 | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1902 | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1903 | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1906 | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1909 | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1913 | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1914 | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1915 | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1916 | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1917 | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1918 | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1921 | 4.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1922 | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1923 | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1924 | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1925 | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1926 | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1927 | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1928 | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1930 | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1931 | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1932 | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1933 | 3.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1934 | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1937 | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1938 | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1941 | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1942 | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1943 | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1944 | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1946 | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1947 | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1950 | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 6.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +44.1% |
| 1962 | 7.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 6.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 6.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 6.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 6.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 7.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +22.4% |
| 1971 | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -29.5% |
| 1972 | 5.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 5.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 4.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.8% |
| 1980 | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.5% |
| 1982 | 4.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.6% |
| 1985 | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.9% |
| 1989 | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +40.3% |
| 2012 | 4.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -43.8% |
| 2014 | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +31.5% |
| 2021 | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -43.8% | 4.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1961 | +44.1% | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2011 | +40.3% | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2020 | +31.5% | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1971 | -29.5% | 7.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2009 | +29.1% | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 31 Bolivia 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 32 Palau 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 33 Belarus 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 35 Iran 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 37 Mauritania 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Namibia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Namibia was 2.04 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 methane emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Namibia ranks 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.