Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Namibia

Namibia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 78.38 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
78.38 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
159th
of 194 countries
All-time high
78.38 kt
in 2023
All-time low
45.93 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Namibia, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 45.9 kt1991: 48.4 kt1992: 50.7 kt1993: 52.8 kt1994: 54.8 kt1995: 56.6 kt1996: 58.3 kt1997: 59.9 kt1998: 61.3 kt1999: 62.6 kt2000: 63.8 kt2001: 64.8 kt2002: 65.8 kt2003: 66.8 kt2004: 67.8 kt2005: 68.7 kt2006: 69.6 kt2007: 70.5 kt2008: 71.3 kt2009: 72 kt2010: 72.7 kt2011: 73.4 kt2012: 74.1 kt2013: 74.6 kt2014: 75.2 kt2015: 75.7 kt2016: 76.1 kt2017: 76.5 kt2018: 76.9 kt2019: 77.3 kt2020: 77.5 kt2021: 77.8 kt2022: 78.1 kt2023: 78.4 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Namibia is 78.38 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Namibia peaked at 78.38 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.93 kt, in 1990.

That places Namibia 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Namibia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 45.93 kt —
1991 48.41 kt +5.4%
1992 50.72 kt +4.8%
1993 52.82 kt +4.1%
1994 54.79 kt +3.7%
1995 56.63 kt +3.3%
1996 58.31 kt +3.0%
1997 59.87 kt +2.7%
1998 61.28 kt +2.4%
1999 62.57 kt +2.1%
2000 63.76 kt +1.9%
2001 64.83 kt +1.7%
2002 65.79 kt +1.5%
2003 66.8 kt +1.5%
2004 67.8 kt +1.5%
2005 68.75 kt +1.4%
2006 69.64 kt +1.3%
2007 70.49 kt +1.2%
2008 71.26 kt +1.1%
2009 71.98 kt +1.0%
2010 72.72 kt +1.0%
2011 73.42 kt +1.0%
2012 74.07 kt +0.9%
2013 74.65 kt +0.8%
2014 75.19 kt +0.7%
2015 75.65 kt +0.6%
2016 76.06 kt +0.5%
2017 76.5 kt +0.6%
2018 76.92 kt +0.5%
2019 77.27 kt +0.5%
2020 77.54 kt +0.4%
2021 77.85 kt +0.4%
2022 78.13 kt +0.4%
2023 78.38 kt +0.3%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 78.38 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,328 kt, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 78.38 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 599.08 kt, 13% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 55.13 kt 45.93 kt 62.57 kt 10
2000s 68.11 kt 63.76 kt 71.98 kt 10
2010s 75.25 kt 72.72 kt 77.27 kt 10
2020s 77.98 kt 77.54 kt 78.38 kt 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 156 Bhutan 86.32 kt compare
  2. 157 Gabon 84.02 kt compare
  3. 158 Belgium 80.81 kt compare
  4. 160 Equatorial Guinea 69.51 kt compare
  5. 161 Aruba 66.97 kt compare
  6. 162 Botswana 66.55 kt compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

More climate change data for Namibia

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Namibia?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Namibia was 78.38 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 78.38 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 45.93 kt in 1990.
How does Namibia rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Namibia ranks 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Namibia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/solid-food-waste-emissions-co2eq-ar5/namibia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/solid-food-waste-emissions-co2eq-ar5/namibia/">Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Namibia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 7,442 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.