Share nitrous oxide emissions in Namibia
Namibia: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1139 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1139
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
100th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3961
in 1949
All-time low
0.0778
in 2019
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Namibia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share nitrous oxide emissions in Namibia is 0.1139, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Namibia peaked at 0.3961 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.0778, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 100th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1172 | — |
| 1851 | 0.1175 | +0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.1178 | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.1181 | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 0.1183 | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 0.1184 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.1186 | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.1186 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.1186 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1185 | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.1183 | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.1181 | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.1179 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.1176 | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.1174 | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.1171 | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 0.1169 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.1166 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.1164 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.1162 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.116 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.1162 | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.1172 | +0.9% |
| 1873 | 0.1187 | +1.3% |
| 1874 | 0.1204 | +1.4% |
| 1875 | 0.1221 | +1.4% |
| 1876 | 0.1237 | +1.3% |
| 1877 | 0.125 | +1.1% |
| 1878 | 0.1261 | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 0.1268 | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.1272 | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.1273 | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.1273 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.1273 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.1273 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.1273 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.1273 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.1272 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.1272 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.1272 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.1289 | +1.4% |
| 1891 | 0.1286 | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.1283 | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.128 | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.1278 | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.1276 | -0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.1275 | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.1275 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.1276 | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.1278 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.1281 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.1284 | +0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.1284 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.1283 | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 0.1281 | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.1279 | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.1279 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.128 | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.1284 | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.1291 | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.1303 | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.1324 | +1.6% |
| 1912 | 0.1357 | +2.5% |
| 1913 | 0.1399 | +3.1% |
| 1914 | 0.1448 | +3.5% |
| 1915 | 0.1501 | +3.7% |
| 1916 | 0.1556 | +3.7% |
| 1917 | 0.1612 | +3.5% |
| 1918 | 0.1665 | +3.3% |
| 1919 | 0.1716 | +3.1% |
| 1920 | 0.1763 | +2.7% |
| 1921 | 0.1812 | +2.8% |
| 1922 | 0.1866 | +3.0% |
| 1923 | 0.1923 | +3.0% |
| 1924 | 0.1978 | +2.9% |
| 1925 | 0.2031 | +2.6% |
| 1926 | 0.2077 | +2.3% |
| 1927 | 0.2114 | +1.8% |
| 1928 | 0.2141 | +1.3% |
| 1929 | 0.2154 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.2153 | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.2135 | -0.8% |
| 1932 | 0.2102 | -1.5% |
| 1933 | 0.2059 | -2.1% |
| 1934 | 0.2009 | -2.5% |
| 1935 | 0.1954 | -2.7% |
| 1936 | 0.1899 | -2.8% |
| 1937 | 0.1847 | -2.8% |
| 1938 | 0.1801 | -2.5% |
| 1939 | 0.1764 | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 0.1739 | -1.4% |
| 1941 | 0.185 | +6.4% |
| 1942 | 0.215 | +16.2% |
| 1943 | 0.2534 | +17.8% |
| 1944 | 0.292 | +15.2% |
| 1945 | 0.3263 | +11.8% |
| 1946 | 0.3543 | +8.6% |
| 1947 | 0.3753 | +5.9% |
| 1948 | 0.3893 | +3.7% |
| 1949 | 0.3961 | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 0.3952 | -0.2% |
| 1951 | 0.3858 | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 0.3693 | -4.3% |
| 1953 | 0.3477 | -5.8% |
| 1954 | 0.3231 | -7.1% |
| 1955 | 0.2974 | -8.0% |
| 1956 | 0.2723 | -8.4% |
| 1957 | 0.2495 | -8.4% |
| 1958 | 0.2305 | -7.6% |
| 1959 | 0.2166 | -6.0% |
| 1960 | 0.2091 | -3.5% |
| 1961 | 0.2049 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2046 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1997 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1932 | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1865 | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.18 | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1738 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1696 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.167 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2257 | +35.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1425 | -36.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1467 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1509 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1415 | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1354 | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1177 | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1389 | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1418 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1764 | +24.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1519 | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1246 | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1284 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1225 | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0959 | -21.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0977 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0977 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1265 | +29.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0939 | -25.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1065 | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1399 | +31.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1417 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1386 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1364 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.134 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1301 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1252 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1219 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1317 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1301 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1452 | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1331 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1162 | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1239 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1293 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1335 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1632 | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1443 | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.11 | -23.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1676 | +52.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1501 | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.235 | +56.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2549 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1257 | -50.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1054 | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1045 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1115 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1116 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0982 | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0778 | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1265 | +62.6% |
| 2021 | 0.136 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1015 | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1001 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1139 | +13.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1139 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1182, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1139 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share nitrous oxide 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +62.6% | 0.0778 | 0.1265 |
| 2011 | +56.6% | 0.1501 | 0.235 |
| 2009 | +52.3% | 0.11 | 0.1676 |
| 2013 | -50.7% | 0.2549 | 0.1257 |
| 1971 | -36.9% | 0.2257 | 0.1425 |
| 1970 | +35.2% | 0.167 | 0.2257 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1182 | 0.1172 | 0.1186 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1172 | 0.1162 | 0.1183 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1212 | 0.116 | 0.1268 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1273 | 0.1272 | 0.1273 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.128 | 0.1275 | 0.1289 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1283 | 0.1279 | 0.1291 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1488 | 0.1303 | 0.1716 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1986 | 0.1763 | 0.2154 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1972 | 0.1764 | 0.2153 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2961 | 0.1739 | 0.3961 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3087 | 0.2166 | 0.3952 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1888 | 0.167 | 0.2091 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1518 | 0.1177 | 0.2257 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1146 | 0.0939 | 0.1519 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.133 | 0.1219 | 0.1417 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1366 | 0.11 | 0.1676 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1375 | 0.0778 | 0.2549 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1156 | 0.1001 | 0.136 | 5 |
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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 nitrous oxide emissions in Namibia?
- Share nitrous oxide emissions in Namibia was 0.1139 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3961 in 1949.
- What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0778 in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
- Namibia ranks 100th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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