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 2.3% 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 6.56 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% | 0.03% |
| 2023 | 13,889,903 | 3,613,849 | 7,563,615 | 2,400,490 | 311,949 | 4.85 | 13.21% | 0.03% |
| 2022 | 12,269,192 | 3,579,887 | 6,389,437 | 2,009,674 | 290,194 | 4.37 | 1.11% | 0.02% |
| 2021 | 12,134,468 | 3,705,347 | 6,056,674 | 2,103,840 | 268,606 | 4.41 | 9.08% | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 11,124,615 | 3,544,445 | 5,443,363 | 1,890,369 | 246,438 | 4.13 | −5.52% | 0.02% |
| 2019 | 11,774,520 | 3,857,594 | 5,827,277 | 1,864,722 | 224,927 | 4.46 | 1.53% | 0.02% |
| 2018 | 11,596,722 | 3,809,837 | 5,658,082 | 1,924,960 | 203,843 | 4.48 | −1.51% | 0.02% |
| 2017 | 11,774,020 | 3,753,709 | 5,800,609 | 2,039,770 | 179,933 | 4.65 | −4.68% | 0.02% |
| 2016 | 12,351,845 | 3,898,737 | 6,155,965 | 2,136,746 | 160,396 | 4.98 | 11.02% | 0.03% |
| 2015 | 11,125,506 | 3,566,125 | 5,498,364 | 1,920,427 | 140,589 | 4.59 | 2.31% | 0.02% |
| 2014 | 10,874,329 | 3,205,999 | 5,573,249 | 1,967,860 | 127,222 | 4.59 | 6.34% | 0.02% |
| 2013 | 10,225,562 | 3,104,161 | 5,096,118 | 1,908,567 | 116,717 | 4.41 | −8.13% | 0.02% |
| 2012 | 11,131,056 | 2,991,615 | 5,564,530 | 2,461,351 | 113,560 | 4.92 | 12.95% | 0.02% |
| 2011 | 9,854,501 | 2,846,438 | 4,733,990 | 2,162,707 | 111,367 | 4.45 | 4.16% | 0.02% |
| 2010 | 9,460,997 | 2,684,507 | 4,761,018 | 1,904,869 | 110,604 | 4.35 | −7.12% | 0.02% |
| 2009 | 10,186,455 | 3,055,455 | 4,970,829 | 2,048,913 | 111,258 | 4.77 | 1.44% | 0.02% |
| 2008 | 10,041,851 | 2,964,211 | 5,060,616 | 1,909,396 | 107,629 | 4.77 | 8.2% | 0.02% |
| 2007 | 9,281,172 | 2,598,625 | 4,682,034 | 1,897,016 | 103,497 | 4.46 | −0.15% | 0.02% |
| 2006 | 9,295,309 | 2,530,095 | 4,705,423 | 1,958,464 | 101,328 | 4.52 | −12.64% | 0.02% |
| 2005 | 10,640,237 | 2,569,613 | 5,766,433 | 2,208,157 | 96,034 | 5.24 | 20.09% | 0.03% |
| 2004 | 8,860,432 | 2,397,604 | 4,564,669 | 1,817,755 | 80,404 | 4.41 | 1.66% | 0.02% |
| 2003 | 8,715,725 | 2,275,172 | 4,554,109 | 1,819,020 | 67,423 | 4.39 | 3.09% | 0.02% |
| 2002 | 8,454,794 | 2,131,475 | 4,492,829 | 1,775,908 | 54,581 | 4.31 | −5.52% | 0.02% |
| 2001 | 8,949,096 | 2,450,644 | 4,624,027 | 1,831,078 | 43,347 | 4.63 | 2.34% | 0.02% |
| 2000 | 8,744,555 | 1,915,399 | 4,652,287 | 2,145,227 | 31,642 | 4.6 | 11.83% | 0.02% |
| 1999 | 7,819,553 | 1,992,725 | 4,187,665 | 1,621,730 | 17,432 | 4.21 | 2.75% | 0.02% |
| 1998 | 7,610,043 | 2,093,834 | 3,992,335 | 1,511,920 | 11,954 | 4.2 | 4.36% | 0.02% |
| 1997 | 7,291,934 | 2,029,046 | 3,829,099 | 1,425,006 | 8,784 | 4.15 | 3.58% | 0.02% |
| 1996 | 7,039,597 | 1,961,612 | 3,683,225 | 1,388,396 | 6,365 | 4.13 | 2.67% | 0.02% |
| 1995 | 6,856,768 | 1,790,213 | 3,712,111 | 1,350,387 | 4,057 | 4.14 | 1.58% | 0.02% |
| 1994 | 6,750,017 | 1,652,410 | 3,735,631 | 1,359,614 | 2,363 | 4.2 | 0.13% | 0.02% |
| 1993 | 6,741,126 | 1,431,948 | 3,758,016 | 1,550,157 | 1,004 | 4.32 | 1.09% | 0.02% |
| 1992 | 6,668,174 | 1,239,332 | 3,964,958 | 1,463,262 | 622 | 4.41 | −0.04% | 0.02% |
| 1991 | 6,670,755 | 1,136,391 | 4,060,347 | 1,473,624 | 393 | 4.55 | 1.15% | 0.02% |
| 1990 | 6,595,164 | 1,248,629 | 3,892,810 | 1,453,665 | 60 | 4.66 | −1.29% | 0.02% |
| 1989 | 6,681,494 | 1,592,031 | 3,672,742 | 1,416,721 | 0 | 4.91 | −0.97% | 0.02% |
| 1988 | 6,746,986 | 1,804,528 | 3,543,413 | 1,399,045 | 0 | 5.18 | 6.11% | 0.02% |
| 1987 | 6,358,420 | 1,770,422 | 3,315,754 | 1,272,245 | 0 | 5.1 | 6.43% | 0.02% |
| 1986 | 5,974,546 | 1,156,839 | 3,494,117 | 1,323,590 | 0 | 5.01 | 7.15% | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 5,575,919 | 1,057,494 | 3,287,831 | 1,230,595 | 0 | 4.86 | 1.29% | 0.02% |
| 1984 | 5,504,962 | 963,729 | 3,283,662 | 1,257,570 | 0 | 4.95 | 1.37% | 0.02% |
| 1983 | 5,430,551 | 1,000,012 | 3,193,177 | 1,237,361 | 0 | 5.02 | −0.91% | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 5,480,330 | 916,191 | 3,316,084 | 1,248,055 | 0 | 5.19 | −8.46% | 0.02% |
| 1981 | 5,987,105 | 987,438 | 3,660,891 | 1,338,776 | 0 | 5.79 | −15.12% | 0.02% |
| 1980 | 7,053,866 | 1,031,510 | 4,409,153 | 1,613,203 | 0 | 6.97 | 3.6% | 0.02% |
| 1979 | 6,808,680 | 1,050,198 | 4,215,874 | 1,542,608 | 0 | 6.87 | 6.67% | 0.02% |
| 1978 | 6,383,000 | 910,692 | 4,009,721 | 1,462,588 | 0 | 6.58 | 0.87% | 0.02% |
| 1977 | 6,327,666 | 897,848 | 3,980,072 | 1,449,745 | 0 | 6.67 | 13.25% | 0.02% |
| 1976 | 5,587,342 | 867,646 | 3,455,361 | 1,264,335 | 0 | 6.02 | 0.52% | 0.02% |
| 1975 | 5,558,400 | 839,197 | 3,462,595 | 1,256,608 | 0 | 6.14 | −25.08% | 0.02% |
| 1974 | 7,419,031 | 815,106 | 4,843,278 | 1,760,646 | 0 | 8.42 | 9.48% | 0.03% |
| 1973 | 6,776,515 | 758,027 | 4,407,724 | 1,610,764 | 0 | 7.92 | 1.61% | 0.03% |
| 1972 | 6,669,345 | 732,799 | 4,337,151 | 1,599,395 | 0 | 8.04 | 1.52% | 0.03% |
| 1971 | 6,569,324 | 740,568 | 4,261,110 | 1,567,646 | 0 | 8.17 | 1.56% | 0.03% |
| 1970 | 6,468,498 | 740,198 | 4,184,974 | 1,543,327 | 0 | 8.29 | – | 0.03% |
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).