Climate Change in Namibia

1,188 indicators covering climate change for Namibia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 165.3% 117th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.3487 kg per person 2023 up 101.7% 68th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 1.25 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 165.3% 118th
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires 33,427 tonnes 2026 down 32.4% 52nd
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 154.2% 64th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 155.4% 65th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 155.2% 65th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 up 155.1% 65th
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture 713.51 TJ 2023 up 126.0% 83rd
Electricity — Emissions 185.98 kt 2023 up 126.2% 67th
Electricity — Emissions 0.2378 kt 2023 up 126.0% 83rd
Electricity — Emissions 0.0013 kt 2023 up 116.7% 81st
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.103 billion cubic meters 2022 down 46.2% 158th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.7% 2022 down 46.2% 138th
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population 74.8 2022 up 1.9% 194th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 24.0% 107th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 3.8% 83rd
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 120th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 8.8% 106th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 15.4% 80th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 20.0% 123rd
Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 1.4% 106th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 28.2% 78th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 33.3% 123rd
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0134 kg per person 2023 down 10.0% 105th
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 up 13.8% 79th
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 0.0481 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 18.4% 128th
Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions 1.7% 2025 down 59.4% 156th
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions 2.0% 2025 down 22.8% 46th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 0.1047 °C 2025 down 85.7% 181st
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL 1 2024 down 50.0% 78th
People affected by disaster, Number 1.66 million 2024 up 108.3% 15th
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 0.1% 47th
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 26.3% 34th
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 31.4% 100th
Forest fires — Emissions 0 kt 2024 111th
Other forest — Emissions 0 kt 2024 92nd
Annual CO₂ emissions 3.47 million tonnes 2024 up 11.9% 145th
Annual CO₂ emissions by world region 3.47 million tonnes 2024 up 11.9% 145th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions 3.47 million tonnes 2024 up 11.9% 145th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 3.47 million tonnes 2024 up 11.9% 145th
Greenhouse gas emissions 17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 17.1% 133rd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 5.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 28.0% 150th
Methane emissions 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 21.3% 119th
Nitrous oxide emissions 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 16.1% 100th
CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry 2.97 million tonnes 2024 up 8.7% 137th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 10.6% 81st
Per capita methane emissions 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 7.5% 34th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type 0.9807 tonnes per person 2024 down 17.1% 137th
Annual CO₂ emissions from oil 2.97 million tonnes 2024 up 8.7% 137th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 0.9807 tonnes per person 2024 down 17.1% 137th
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement 467,992 tonnes 2024 up 54.4% 109th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement 0.1544 tonnes per person 2024 up 17.8% 62nd
Carbon intensity of energy 182.96 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 2024 up 13.2% 147th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions 26,448 tonnes 2024 down 72.3% 116th
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions 3.47 million tonnes 2024 up 11.9% 145th
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring 0 tonnes 2024 105th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring 0 tonnes per person 2024 105th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 2.4% 133rd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 10.6% 80th