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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.