Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Namibia
Namibia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation was 11.61 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 11.61 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Namibia peaked at 11.61 Mt CO2e in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.32 Mt CO2e, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 41st of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.32 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 10.58 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 10.58 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.58 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.58 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.58 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.58 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.58 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.58 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.58 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.58 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.61 Mt CO2e | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 11.61 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.61 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.61 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.61 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.61 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.61 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.61 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.61 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.61 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.61 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.61 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.61 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 11.61 Mt CO2e is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.88 Mt CO2e, 6.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 11.61 Mt CO2e is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.52 Mt CO2e, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.55 Mt CO2e | 10.32 Mt CO2e | 10.58 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5 Mt CO2e | 10.58 Mt CO2e | 11.61 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.61 Mt CO2e | 11.61 Mt CO2e | 11.61 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Namibia?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Namibia was 11.61 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.61 Mt CO2e in 2011.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.32 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation?
- Namibia ranks 41st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Deforestation".