Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Namibia
Namibia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 2.8 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 2.8 kt for solid food waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Namibia peaked at 2.8 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.64 kt, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 159th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.64 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.73 kt | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 1.81 kt | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 1.89 kt | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.96 kt | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 2.02 kt | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 2.08 kt | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 2.14 kt | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 2.19 kt | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.23 kt | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.28 kt | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.32 kt | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.35 kt | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.39 kt | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.42 kt | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.46 kt | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.49 kt | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.52 kt | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.55 kt | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.57 kt | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6 kt | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.62 kt | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.65 kt | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.67 kt | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.69 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7 kt | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.72 kt | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.73 kt | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.75 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.76 kt | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.77 kt | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.78 kt | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.79 kt | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.8 kt | +0.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2.8 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.44 kt, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2.8 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4 kt, 13% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.97 kt | 1.64 kt | 2.23 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.43 kt | 2.28 kt | 2.57 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 kt | 2.6 kt | 2.76 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 kt | 2.77 kt | 2.8 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 solid food waste — emissions in Namibia?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Namibia was 2.8 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 kt in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Namibia ranks 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.