Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Namibia
Namibia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Namibia peaked at 0.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
That places Namibia 124th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +78.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +317.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +81.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 18% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +317.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1994 | +81.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1992 | +78.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Namibia?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Namibia was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Namibia ranks 124th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.