Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Wood charcoal — Production, per capita was 0.1083 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.1083 t per person for wood charcoal — production, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.1135 t per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0191 t per person, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 1st of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0191 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0193 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0196 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0198 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.02 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0202 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0203 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0205 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0206 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0207 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.021 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0212 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0214 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0213 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.021 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0212 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0209 t per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0215 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.022 t per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0226 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0234 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0242 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0249 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0254 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0258 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0258 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0259 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0262 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0257 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0253 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0251 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.025 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0255 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0254 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0255 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0254 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0259 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0256 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0259 t per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0396 t per person | +52.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0387 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0372 t per person | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.038 t per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0527 t per person | +38.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0519 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0522 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0568 t per person | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0706 t per person | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0696 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0673 t per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0635 t per person | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0658 t per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0601 t per person | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0627 t per person | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0677 t per person | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0662 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0674 t per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0711 t per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0862 t per person | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0943 t per person | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0987 t per person | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1135 t per person | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1107 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1083 t per person | -2.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1083 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0041 t per person, 26.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1083 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0289 t per person, 3.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +52.9% | 0.0259 t per person | 0.0396 t per person |
| 2004 | +38.7% | 0.038 t per person | 0.0527 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0199 t per person | 0.0191 t per person | 0.0206 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0212 t per person | 0.0207 t per person | 0.022 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.025 t per person | 0.0226 t per person | 0.0262 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0255 t per person | 0.025 t per person | 0.0259 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0507 t per person | 0.0372 t per person | 0.0706 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0678 t per person | 0.0601 t per person | 0.0862 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1051 t per person | 0.0943 t per person | 0.1135 t per person | 5 |
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 wood charcoal — production, per capita in Namibia?
- Wood charcoal — production, per capita in Namibia was 0.1083 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood charcoal — production, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1135 t per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — production, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0191 t per person in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for wood charcoal — production, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — production, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. 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 Wood charcoal — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Wood charcoal — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood charcoal — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood charcoal — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Wood charcoal — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.