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.
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 |
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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 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.
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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.