Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Namibia
Namibia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land was -122.33 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
-122.33 Mt CO2e
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 183 countries
All-time high
-103.6 Mt CO2e
in 2009
All-time low
-130.04 Mt CO2e
in 2018
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Namibia recorded -122.33 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Namibia peaked at -103.6 Mt CO2e in 2009 and was at its lowest, -130.04 Mt CO2e, in 2018.
Namibia ranks 170th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -108.71 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -108.89 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2002 | -113.34 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 2003 | -113.76 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2004 | -115.56 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 2005 | -113.3 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 2006 | -109.67 Mt CO2e | -3.2% |
| 2007 | -106.88 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 2008 | -115.48 Mt CO2e | +8.0% |
| 2009 | -103.6 Mt CO2e | -10.3% |
| 2010 | -107.81 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 2011 | -105.87 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 2012 | -104.92 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2013 | -122.81 Mt CO2e | +17.0% |
| 2014 | -119.9 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 2015 | -121.98 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2016 | -126.59 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 2017 | -123.3 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 2018 | -130.04 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 2019 | -128.33 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 2020 | -119.28 Mt CO2e | -7.1% |
| 2021 | -120.16 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2022 | -122.33 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 2023 | -122.33 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's -122.33 Mt CO2e is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.2 Mt CO2e, 38.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's -122.33 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -2.7 Mt CO2e, 45.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -110.92 Mt CO2e | -115.56 Mt CO2e | -103.6 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -119.15 Mt CO2e | -130.04 Mt CO2e | -104.92 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -121.02 Mt CO2e | -122.33 Mt CO2e | -119.28 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 - forest land in Namibia?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Namibia was -122.33 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 - forest land recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was -103.6 Mt CO2e in 2009.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -130.04 Mt CO2e in 2018.
- How does Namibia rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land?
- Namibia ranks 170th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 - Forest Land (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Forest land".