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Carbon intensity of the economy — Namibia

Carbon intensity of the economy in Namibia in 2022 — 0.156 kg/$. Ranked 52 in the world out of 164. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 18.2%.

2022 0.156 kg/$ −8.77% vs 2021
World rank 52of 164
Period maximum 0.195 kg/$2001
Period minimum 0.132 kg/$1991

Trend over time

1991–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Namibia, 1991–20220.120.140.160.180.21991199519992003200720112015201920221991: 0.132 kg/$1992: 0.133 kg/$1993: 0.163 kg/$1994: 0.172 kg/$1995: 0.171 kg/$1996: 0.176 kg/$1997: 0.178 kg/$1998: 0.177 kg/$1999: 0.16 kg/$2000: 0.152 kg/$2001: 0.195 kg/$2002: 0.164 kg/$2003: 0.171 kg/$2004: 0.164 kg/$2005: 0.181 kg/$2006: 0.168 kg/$2007: 0.147 kg/$2008: 0.175 kg/$2009: 0.162 kg/$2010: 0.16 kg/$2011: 0.152 kg/$2012: 0.166 kg/$2013: 0.148 kg/$2014: 0.144 kg/$2015: 0.151 kg/$2016: 0.159 kg/$2017: 0.161 kg/$2018: 0.162 kg/$2019: 0.167 kg/$2020: 0.168 kg/$2021: 0.171 kg/$2022: 0.156 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.024 (+18.18%) Average annual rate: 0.54 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 0.156 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.202 kg/$
Southern Africa computed 0.554 kg/$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.349 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.156 −0.015 −8.77%
2021 0.171 +0.003 +1.79%
2020 0.168 +0.001 +0.6%
2019 0.167 +0.005 +3.09%
2018 0.162 +0.001 +0.62%
2017 0.161 +0.002 +1.26%
2016 0.159 +0.008 +5.3%
2015 0.151 +0.007 +4.86%
2014 0.144 −0.004 −2.7%
2013 0.148 −0.018 −10.84%
2012 0.166 +0.014 +9.21%
2011 0.152 −0.008 −5%
2010 0.16 −0.002 −1.23%
2009 0.162 −0.013 −7.43%
2008 0.175 +0.028 +19.05%
2007 0.147 −0.021 −12.5%
2006 0.168 −0.013 −7.18%
2005 0.181 +0.017 +10.37%
2004 0.164 −0.007 −4.09%
2003 0.171 +0.007 +4.27%
2002 0.164 −0.031 −15.9%
2001 0.195 +0.043 +28.29%
2000 0.152 −0.008 −5%
1999 0.16 −0.017 −9.6%
1998 0.177 −0.001 −0.56%
1997 0.178 +0.002 +1.14%
1996 0.176 +0.005 +2.92%
1995 0.171 −0.001 −0.58%
1994 0.172 +0.009 +5.52%
1993 0.163 +0.03 +22.56%
1992 0.133 +0.001 +0.76%
1991 0.132 — —

Southern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SZ Eswatini 0.107 NA Namibia 0.156 BW Botswana 0.188 LS Lesotho 0.536 ZA South Africa 0.593
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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