Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Namibia
Namibia: Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF was -96.82 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Namibia recorded -96.82 Mt CO2e for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Namibia peaked at -82.17 Mt CO2e in 2012 and was at its lowest, -106.82 Mt CO2e, in 2018.
That places Namibia 172nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -89.58 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -89.3 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2002 | -94.25 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 2003 | -94.4 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -96.05 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2005 | -92.02 Mt CO2e | -4.2% |
| 2006 | -89.74 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 2007 | -86.96 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 2008 | -94.79 Mt CO2e | +9.0% |
| 2009 | -82.77 Mt CO2e | -12.7% |
| 2010 | -87.71 Mt CO2e | +6.0% |
| 2011 | -84.39 Mt CO2e | -3.8% |
| 2012 | -82.17 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 2013 | -100.96 Mt CO2e | +22.9% |
| 2014 | -97.4 Mt CO2e | -3.5% |
| 2015 | -99.23 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2016 | -102.61 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2017 | -99.9 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 2018 | -106.82 Mt CO2e | +6.9% |
| 2019 | -104.94 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 2020 | -96.53 Mt CO2e | -8.0% |
| 2021 | -96.4 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2022 | -98.44 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 2023 | -96.82 Mt CO2e | -1.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's -96.82 Mt CO2e is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.44 Mt CO2e. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's -96.82 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.41 Mt CO2e. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -90.99 Mt CO2e | -96.05 Mt CO2e | -82.77 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -96.61 Mt CO2e | -106.82 Mt CO2e | -82.17 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -97.05 Mt CO2e | -98.44 Mt CO2e | -96.4 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Namibia?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Namibia was -96.82 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was -82.17 Mt CO2e in 2012.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -106.82 Mt CO2e in 2018.
- How does Namibia rank for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf?
- Namibia ranks 172nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, agriculture, and land use, land use changes, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).