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Share global methane emissions in Namibia

Namibia: Share global methane emissions was 0.067 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.067
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
118th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.1158
in 2012
All-time low
0.0364
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Namibia, 1850–2024

0.040.060.080.10.12185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global methane emissions in Namibia is 0.067, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Namibia peaked at 0.1158 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0364, in 1850.

That places Namibia 118th out of 201 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.

Share global methane emissions in Namibia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0364 —
1851 0.0368 +1.0%
1852 0.0371 +0.8%
1853 0.0373 +0.7%
1854 0.0375 +0.3%
1855 0.0377 +0.8%
1856 0.038 +0.6%
1857 0.0383 +0.8%
1858 0.0386 +0.8%
1859 0.0388 +0.5%
1860 0.0389 +0.4%
1861 0.0392 +0.8%
1862 0.0395 +0.9%
1863 0.0397 +0.5%
1864 0.04 +0.6%
1865 0.0402 +0.6%
1866 0.0404 +0.6%
1867 0.0407 +0.7%
1868 0.041 +0.8%
1869 0.0412 +0.5%
1870 0.0415 +0.7%
1871 0.0417 +0.5%
1872 0.0418 +0.1%
1873 0.0419 +0.3%
1874 0.0423 +1.0%
1875 0.0425 +0.3%
1876 0.0427 +0.6%
1877 0.043 +0.5%
1878 0.0432 +0.6%
1879 0.0433 +0.3%
1880 0.0433 -0.1%
1881 0.0434 +0.4%
1882 0.0436 +0.3%
1883 0.0437 +0.2%
1884 0.044 +0.7%
1885 0.0442 +0.7%
1886 0.0445 +0.6%
1887 0.0446 +0.2%
1888 0.0445 -0.1%
1889 0.0448 +0.6%
1890 0.0447 -0.2%
1891 0.0449 +0.4%
1892 0.0452 +0.8%
1893 0.0457 +1.0%
1894 0.0459 +0.4%
1895 0.046 +0.2%
1896 0.0462 +0.5%
1897 0.0463 +0.2%
1898 0.0464 +0.2%
1899 0.0463 -0.3%
1900 0.0463 -0.0%
1901 0.0465 +0.5%
1902 0.0468 +0.7%
1903 0.0467 -0.2%
1904 0.0471 +0.7%
1905 0.0472 +0.2%
1906 0.0472 -0.1%
1907 0.0467 -0.9%
1908 0.0474 +1.4%
1909 0.0474 +0.1%
1910 0.0475 +0.1%
1911 0.0478 +0.6%
1912 0.048 +0.5%
1913 0.0479 -0.2%
1914 0.0492 +2.6%
1915 0.0497 +1.1%
1916 0.0495 -0.3%
1917 0.0496 +0.1%
1918 0.0505 +1.8%
1919 0.0519 +2.7%
1920 0.0512 -1.3%
1921 0.053 +3.5%
1922 0.0528 -0.4%
1923 0.052 -1.5%
1924 0.0522 +0.5%
1925 0.0526 +0.7%
1926 0.0532 +1.2%
1927 0.0526 -1.2%
1928 0.053 +0.9%
1929 0.0527 -0.7%
1930 0.0534 +1.4%
1931 0.0546 +2.3%
1932 0.0556 +1.9%
1933 0.0557 +0.1%
1934 0.0553 -0.7%
1935 0.0552 -0.1%
1936 0.0551 -0.3%
1937 0.0552 +0.3%
1938 0.0563 +2.1%
1939 0.0566 +0.4%
1940 0.0567 +0.2%
1941 0.0572 +1.0%
1942 0.058 +1.4%
1943 0.0584 +0.6%
1944 0.059 +1.1%
1945 0.0611 +3.5%
1946 0.0608 -0.4%
1947 0.0604 -0.8%
1948 0.0609 +0.9%
1949 0.0616 +1.1%
1950 0.0616 -0.0%
1951 0.0613 -0.5%
1952 0.0616 +0.6%
1953 0.0619 +0.4%
1954 0.062 +0.2%
1955 0.061 -1.8%
1956 0.0608 -0.2%
1957 0.0608 -0.0%
1958 0.0614 +0.9%
1959 0.0606 -1.3%
1960 0.0607 +0.2%
1961 0.0885 +45.8%
1962 0.0908 +2.7%
1963 0.0895 -1.5%
1964 0.088 -1.7%
1965 0.0861 -2.2%
1966 0.0837 -2.7%
1967 0.0828 -1.1%
1968 0.0822 -0.8%
1969 0.0805 -2.0%
1970 0.099 +23.0%
1971 0.0716 -27.6%
1972 0.0736 +2.7%
1973 0.0751 +2.0%
1974 0.0744 -0.9%
1975 0.0657 -11.7%
1976 0.0596 -9.2%
1977 0.07 +17.4%
1978 0.0718 +2.6%
1979 0.0846 +17.9%
1980 0.0778 -8.0%
1981 0.0649 -16.6%
1982 0.0649 -0.1%
1983 0.0627 -3.3%
1984 0.0531 -15.4%
1985 0.0531 +0.0%
1986 0.0535 +0.8%
1987 0.0635 +18.6%
1988 0.0518 -18.3%
1989 0.0561 +8.2%
1990 0.0694 +23.8%
1991 0.0716 +3.1%
1992 0.0702 -1.9%
1993 0.0681 -3.1%
1994 0.0671 -1.3%
1995 0.066 -1.7%
1996 0.0635 -3.9%
1997 0.0625 -1.6%
1998 0.0678 +8.6%
1999 0.0683 +0.8%
2000 0.0751 +9.9%
2001 0.0704 -6.3%
2002 0.0641 -8.9%
2003 0.0662 +3.3%
2004 0.0686 +3.6%
2005 0.0745 +8.6%
2006 0.0805 +8.0%
2007 0.0748 -7.1%
2008 0.063 -15.7%
2009 0.0833 +32.2%
2010 0.0766 -8.1%
2011 0.1065 +39.2%
2012 0.1158 +8.7%
2013 0.0669 -42.2%
2014 0.0614 -8.3%
2015 0.0605 -1.4%
2016 0.0645 +6.5%
2017 0.0634 -1.7%
2018 0.0565 -10.9%
2019 0.051 -9.8%
2020 0.0701 +37.4%
2021 0.0752 +7.4%
2022 0.0623 -17.2%
2023 0.0606 -2.7%
2024 0.067 +10.5%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 0.067 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 54% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 0.067 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global methane emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1961 +45.8% 0.0607 0.0885
2013 -42.2% 0.1158 0.0669
2011 +39.2% 0.0766 0.1065
2020 +37.4% 0.051 0.0701
2009 +32.2% 0.063 0.0833
1971 -27.6% 0.099 0.0716

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0376 0.0364 0.0388 10
1860s 0.0401 0.0389 0.0412 10
1870s 0.0424 0.0415 0.0433 10
1880s 0.0441 0.0433 0.0448 10
1890s 0.0458 0.0447 0.0464 10
1900s 0.0469 0.0463 0.0474 10
1910s 0.0491 0.0475 0.0519 10
1920s 0.0525 0.0512 0.0532 10
1930s 0.0553 0.0534 0.0566 10
1940s 0.0594 0.0567 0.0616 10
1950s 0.0613 0.0606 0.062 10
1960s 0.0833 0.0607 0.0908 10
1970s 0.0746 0.0596 0.099 10
1980s 0.0601 0.0518 0.0778 10
1990s 0.0674 0.0625 0.0716 10
2000s 0.072 0.063 0.0833 10
2010s 0.0723 0.051 0.1158 10
2020s 0.067 0.0606 0.0752 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 115 Sweden 0.0836 compare
  2. 116 Benin 0.0803 compare
  3. 117 Serbia 0.0729 compare
  4. 119 Togo 0.0665 compare
  5. 120 Syria 0.0661 compare
  6. 121 Switzerland 0.065 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Namibia?
Share global methane emissions in Namibia was 0.067 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1158 in 2012.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0364 in 1850.
How does Namibia rank for share global methane emissions?
Namibia ranks 118th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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