Namibia Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
14.212.132
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2,32%
increase
Global Share
0,03%
Per Capita
4,87
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Namibia were 14.212.132 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2,32% over the previous year, representing an increase by 322.229 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 13.889.903 tons.
- Per capita: 4,87 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Namibia accounts for 0,03% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.212.132 | 3.649.815 | 7.819.751 | 2.408.944 | 333.621 | 4,87 | 2,32% | 0,027% |
| 2023 | 13.889.903 | 3.613.849 | 7.563.615 | 2.400.490 | 311.949 | 4,85 | 13,21% | 0,026% |
| 2022 | 12.269.192 | 3.579.887 | 6.389.437 | 2.009.674 | 290.194 | 4,37 | 1,11% | 0,024% |
| 2021 | 12.134.468 | 3.705.347 | 6.056.674 | 2.103.840 | 268.606 | 4,41 | 9,08% | 0,024% |
| 2020 | 11.124.615 | 3.544.445 | 5.443.363 | 1.890.369 | 246.438 | 4,13 | −5,52% | 0,023% |
| 2019 | 11.774.520 | 3.857.594 | 5.827.277 | 1.864.722 | 224.927 | 4,46 | 1,53% | 0,023% |
| 2018 | 11.596.722 | 3.809.837 | 5.658.082 | 1.924.960 | 203.843 | 4,48 | −1,51% | 0,023% |
| 2017 | 11.774.020 | 3.753.709 | 5.800.609 | 2.039.770 | 179.933 | 4,65 | −4,68% | 0,024% |
| 2016 | 12.351.845 | 3.898.737 | 6.155.965 | 2.136.746 | 160.396 | 4,98 | 11,02% | 0,025% |
| 2015 | 11.125.506 | 3.566.125 | 5.498.364 | 1.920.427 | 140.589 | 4,59 | 2,31% | 0,023% |
| 2014 | 10.874.329 | 3.205.999 | 5.573.249 | 1.967.860 | 127.222 | 4,59 | 6,34% | 0,022% |
| 2013 | 10.225.562 | 3.104.161 | 5.096.118 | 1.908.567 | 116.717 | 4,41 | −8,13% | 0,021% |
| 2012 | 11.131.056 | 2.991.615 | 5.564.530 | 2.461.351 | 113.560 | 4,92 | 12,95% | 0,023% |
| 2011 | 9.854.501 | 2.846.438 | 4.733.990 | 2.162.707 | 111.367 | 4,45 | 4,16% | 0,021% |
| 2010 | 9.460.997 | 2.684.507 | 4.761.018 | 1.904.869 | 110.604 | 4,35 | −7,12% | 0,021% |
| 2009 | 10.186.455 | 3.055.455 | 4.970.829 | 2.048.913 | 111.258 | 4,77 | 1,44% | 0,024% |
| 2008 | 10.041.851 | 2.964.211 | 5.060.616 | 1.909.396 | 107.629 | 4,77 | 8,2% | 0,023% |
| 2007 | 9.281.172 | 2.598.625 | 4.682.034 | 1.897.016 | 103.497 | 4,46 | −0,15% | 0,021% |
| 2006 | 9.295.309 | 2.530.095 | 4.705.423 | 1.958.464 | 101.328 | 4,52 | −12,64% | 0,022% |
| 2005 | 10.640.237 | 2.569.613 | 5.766.433 | 2.208.157 | 96.034 | 5,24 | 20,09% | 0,026% |
| 2004 | 8.860.432 | 2.397.604 | 4.564.669 | 1.817.755 | 80.404 | 4,41 | 1,66% | 0,022% |
| 2003 | 8.715.725 | 2.275.172 | 4.554.109 | 1.819.020 | 67.423 | 4,39 | 3,09% | 0,023% |
| 2002 | 8.454.794 | 2.131.475 | 4.492.829 | 1.775.908 | 54.581 | 4,31 | −5,52% | 0,023% |
| 2001 | 8.949.096 | 2.450.644 | 4.624.027 | 1.831.078 | 43.347 | 4,63 | 2,34% | 0,025% |
| 2000 | 8.744.555 | 1.915.399 | 4.652.287 | 2.145.227 | 31.642 | 4,6 | 11,83% | 0,024% |
| 1999 | 7.819.553 | 1.992.725 | 4.187.665 | 1.621.730 | 17.432 | 4,21 | 2,75% | 0,022% |
| 1998 | 7.610.043 | 2.093.834 | 3.992.335 | 1.511.920 | 11.954 | 4,2 | 4,36% | 0,022% |
| 1997 | 7.291.934 | 2.029.046 | 3.829.099 | 1.425.006 | 8.784 | 4,15 | 3,58% | 0,021% |
| 1996 | 7.039.597 | 1.961.612 | 3.683.225 | 1.388.396 | 6.365 | 4,13 | 2,67% | 0,021% |
| 1995 | 6.856.768 | 1.790.213 | 3.712.111 | 1.350.387 | 4.057 | 4,14 | 1,58% | 0,020% |
| 1994 | 6.750.017 | 1.652.410 | 3.735.631 | 1.359.614 | 2.363 | 4,2 | 0,13% | 0,021% |
| 1993 | 6.741.126 | 1.431.948 | 3.758.016 | 1.550.157 | 1.004 | 4,32 | 1,09% | 0,021% |
| 1992 | 6.668.174 | 1.239.332 | 3.964.958 | 1.463.262 | 622 | 4,41 | −0,04% | 0,021% |
| 1991 | 6.670.755 | 1.136.391 | 4.060.347 | 1.473.624 | 393 | 4,55 | 1,15% | 0,021% |
| 1990 | 6.595.164 | 1.248.629 | 3.892.810 | 1.453.665 | 60 | 4,66 | −1,29% | 0,020% |
| 1989 | 6.681.494 | 1.592.031 | 3.672.742 | 1.416.721 | 0 | 4,91 | −0,97% | 0,021% |
| 1988 | 6.746.986 | 1.804.528 | 3.543.413 | 1.399.045 | 0 | 5,18 | 6,11% | 0,022% |
| 1987 | 6.358.420 | 1.770.422 | 3.315.754 | 1.272.245 | 0 | 5,1 | 6,43% | 0,021% |
| 1986 | 5.974.546 | 1.156.839 | 3.494.117 | 1.323.590 | 0 | 5,01 | 7,15% | 0,020% |
| 1985 | 5.575.919 | 1.057.494 | 3.287.831 | 1.230.595 | 0 | 4,86 | 1,29% | 0,019% |
| 1984 | 5.504.962 | 963.729 | 3.283.662 | 1.257.570 | 0 | 4,95 | 1,37% | 0,019% |
| 1983 | 5.430.551 | 1.000.012 | 3.193.177 | 1.237.361 | 0 | 5,02 | −0,91% | 0,019% |
| 1982 | 5.480.330 | 916.191 | 3.316.084 | 1.248.055 | 0 | 5,19 | −8,46% | 0,020% |
| 1981 | 5.987.105 | 987.438 | 3.660.891 | 1.338.776 | 0 | 5,79 | −15,12% | 0,021% |
| 1980 | 7.053.866 | 1.031.510 | 4.409.153 | 1.613.203 | 0 | 6,97 | 3,6% | 0,025% |
| 1979 | 6.808.680 | 1.050.198 | 4.215.874 | 1.542.608 | 0 | 6,87 | 6,67% | 0,024% |
| 1978 | 6.383.000 | 910.692 | 4.009.721 | 1.462.588 | 0 | 6,58 | 0,87% | 0,023% |
| 1977 | 6.327.666 | 897.848 | 3.980.072 | 1.449.745 | 0 | 6,67 | 13,25% | 0,023% |
| 1976 | 5.587.342 | 867.646 | 3.455.361 | 1.264.335 | 0 | 6,02 | 0,52% | 0,021% |
| 1975 | 5.558.400 | 839.197 | 3.462.595 | 1.256.608 | 0 | 6,14 | −25,08% | 0,022% |
| 1974 | 7.419.031 | 815.106 | 4.843.278 | 1.760.646 | 0 | 8,42 | 9,48% | 0,029% |
| 1973 | 6.776.515 | 758.027 | 4.407.724 | 1.610.764 | 0 | 7,92 | 1,61% | 0,027% |
| 1972 | 6.669.345 | 732.799 | 4.337.151 | 1.599.395 | 0 | 8,04 | 1,52% | 0,028% |
| 1971 | 6.569.324 | 740.568 | 4.261.110 | 1.567.646 | 0 | 8,17 | 1,56% | 0,028% |
| 1970 | 6.468.498 | 740.198 | 4.184.974 | 1.543.327 | 0 | 8,29 | – | 0,028% |
See also
- Namibia CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Namibia
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).