Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Namibia
Namibia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Namibia is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Namibia peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
That places Namibia 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +171.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +87.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +63.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +26.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +171.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1993 | +87.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1994 | +63.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1995 | +26.1% | 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
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 153 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 154 Montenegro 0.0% compare
- 156 Solomon Islands 0.0% compare
- 157 Lesotho 0.0% compare
- 158 Eswatini 0.0% 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Namibia?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Namibia ranks 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).