Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, per capita was 0.0087 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, per capita in Namibia, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0087 tonnes per person for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.2762 tonnes per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.1376 tonnes per person, in 2002.
Namibia ranks 129th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0652 tonnes per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.1554 tonnes per person | +138.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1177 tonnes per person | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0389 tonnes per person | -67.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0601 tonnes per person | +54.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0564 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | -47.6% |
| 1999 | -0.0701 tonnes per person | -337.1% |
| 2000 | -0.0121 tonnes per person | -82.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2762 tonnes per person | -2385.1% |
| 2002 | -0.1376 tonnes per person | -149.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0631 tonnes per person | -145.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0755 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1491 tonnes per person | +97.5% |
| 2006 | -0.0037 tonnes per person | -102.5% |
| 2007 | -0.098 tonnes per person | +2564.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2595 tonnes per person | -364.8% |
| 2009 | -0.0952 tonnes per person | -136.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0608 tonnes per person | -163.8% |
| 2011 | -0.0013 tonnes per person | -102.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1861 tonnes per person | -14601.6% |
| 2013 | -0.0845 tonnes per person | -145.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0413 tonnes per person | -148.8% |
| 2015 | 0.124 tonnes per person | +200.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0773 tonnes per person | -37.7% |
| 2017 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -96.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | +496.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0359 tonnes per person | +103.4% |
| 2020 | -0.1061 tonnes per person | -396.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0596 tonnes per person | -156.1% |
| 2022 | -0.0671 tonnes per person | -212.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | -114.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0087 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0157 tonnes per person, 55% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0087 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0086 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +14601.6% | -0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.1861 tonnes per person |
| 2007 | -2564.3% | -0.0037 tonnes per person | -0.098 tonnes per person |
| 2001 | +2385.1% | -0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.2762 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0566 tonnes per person | -0.0701 tonnes per person | 0.1554 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0477 tonnes per person | -0.1376 tonnes per person | 0.2762 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.046 tonnes per person | -0.0845 tonnes per person | 0.1861 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0191 tonnes per person | -0.1061 tonnes per person | 0.0596 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, per capita in Namibia?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, per capita in Namibia was 0.0087 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2762 tonnes per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1376 tonnes per person in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 129th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Absolute change co2 Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.