Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Namibia
Namibia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Namibia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Namibia peaked at 0.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1909.
That places Namibia 133rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 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
- 130 Slovakia 0.0% compare
- 131 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 132 Slovenia 0.0% compare
- 134 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
- 135 Costa Rica 0.0% compare
- 136 Brunei 0.0% 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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Namibia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Namibia was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1909.
- How does Namibia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Namibia ranks 133rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.