Methane emissions — all countries

Methane emissions — Namibia

Methane emissions in Namibia in 2024 — 6.17 Mt. Ranked 81 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 1,301.6%.

2024 6.17 Mt +11.46% vs 2023
World rank 81of 199
Period maximum 9.5 Mt2012
Period minimum 0.44 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Methane emissions — Namibia, 1850–202402.557.510185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 0.44 Mt1853: 0.46 Mt1856: 0.48 Mt1859: 0.49 Mt1862: 0.51 Mt1865: 0.53 Mt1868: 0.55 Mt1871: 0.58 Mt1874: 0.6 Mt1877: 0.63 Mt1880: 0.65 Mt1883: 0.68 Mt1886: 0.71 Mt1889: 0.74 Mt1892: 0.77 Mt1895: 0.8 Mt1898: 0.84 Mt1901: 0.88 Mt1904: 0.92 Mt1907: 0.96 Mt1910: 1 Mt1913: 1.05 Mt1916: 1.1 Mt1919: 1.15 Mt1922: 1.21 Mt1925: 1.27 Mt1928: 1.33 Mt1931: 1.4 Mt1934: 1.47 Mt1937: 1.57 Mt1940: 1.68 Mt1943: 1.82 Mt1946: 1.95 Mt1949: 2.1 Mt1952: 2.26 Mt1955: 2.45 Mt1958: 2.67 Mt1961: 4.16 Mt1964: 4.39 Mt1967: 4.45 Mt1970: 5.72 Mt1973: 4.56 Mt1976: 3.74 Mt1979: 5.52 Mt1982: 4.16 Mt1985: 3.49 Mt1988: 3.53 Mt1991: 4.99 Mt1994: 4.72 Mt1997: 4.48 Mt2000: 5.44 Mt2003: 4.87 Mt2006: 6.22 Mt2009: 6.51 Mt2012: 9.5 Mt2015: 5.03 Mt2018: 4.87 Mt2021: 6.6 Mt2024: 6.17 Mt
Change over the period: +5.73 (+1,301.59%) Average annual rate: 1.53 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Namibia 6.17 Mt
World computed 9,498.91 Mt
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1,219.5 Mt
Southern Africa computed 98.17 Mt
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3,814.74 Mt
Methane emissions — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 6.17 +0.63 +11.46%
2023 5.53 −0.07 −1.3%
2022 5.61 −1 −15.07%
2021 6.6 +0.58 +9.54%
2020 6.03 +1.58 +35.42%
2019 4.45 −0.42 −8.66%
2018 4.87 −0.5 −9.36%
2017 5.38 −0 −0.02%
2016 5.38 +0.35 +6.92%
2015 5.03 −0.06 −1.12%
2014 5.09 −0.4 −7.28%
2013 5.48 −4.02 −42.28%
2012 9.5 +0.83 +9.57%
2011 8.67 +2.59 +42.69%
2010 6.08 −0.43 −6.61%
2009 6.51 +1.54 +31%
2008 4.97 −0.86 −14.71%
2007 5.82 −0.4 −6.37%
2006 6.22 +0.55 +9.66%
2005 5.67 +0.52 +10.18%
2004 5.15 +0.27 +5.62%
2003 4.87 +0.26 +5.73%
2002 4.61 −0.47 −9.32%
2001 5.08 −0.35 −6.46%
2000 5.44 +0.56 +11.51%
1999 4.87 +0.05 +1.04%
1998 4.82 +0.34 +7.63%
1997 4.48 −0.09 −1.97%
1996 4.57 −0.13 −2.76%
1995 4.7 −0.02 −0.47%
1994 4.72 −0.01 −0.32%
1993 4.74 −0.15 −3.15%
1992 4.89 −0.09 −1.87%
1991 4.99 +0.11 +2.32%
1990 4.87 +0.97 +24.76%
1989 3.91 +0.37 +10.53%
1988 3.53 −0.72 −16.98%
1987 4.26 +0.7 +19.58%
1986 3.56 +0.07 +1.98%
1985 3.49 +0.04 +1.31%
1984 3.45 −0.58 −14.3%
1983 4.02 −0.14 −3.25%
1982 4.16 +0.04 +1.05%
1981 4.11 −0.94 −18.65%
1980 5.06 −0.47 −8.46%
1979 5.52 +0.95 +20.77%
1978 4.57 +0.13 +3%
1977 4.44 +0.7 +18.78%
1976 3.74 −0.32 −7.84%
1975 4.06 −0.47 −10.46%
1974 4.53 −0.03 −0.57%
1973 4.56 +0.2 +4.62%
1972 4.36 +0.2 +4.89%
1971 4.15 −1.56 −27.36%
1970 5.72 +1.18 +26.07%
1969 4.53 +0.05 +1.02%
1968 4.49 +0.04 +0.83%
1967 4.45 +0 +0.09%
1966 4.45 +0.04 +0.86%
1965 4.41 +0.02 +0.39%
1964 4.39 +0.01 +0.18%
1963 4.38 +0.04 +0.92%
1962 4.34 +0.18 +4.32%
1961 4.16 +1.33 +46.88%
1960 2.84 +0.08 +3.02%
1959 2.75 +0.08 +2.96%
1958 2.67 +0.08 +2.93%
1957 2.6 +0.07 +2.93%
1956 2.52 +0.07 +2.85%
1955 2.45 +0.07 +2.81%
1954 2.39 +0.07 +2.8%
1953 2.32 +0.06 +2.74%
1952 2.26 +0.06 +2.68%
1951 2.2 +0.06 +2.56%
1950 2.15 +0.05 +2.39%
1949 2.1 +0.05 +2.29%
1948 2.05 +0.05 +2.35%
1947 2 +0.05 +2.41%
1946 1.95 +0.05 +2.41%
1945 1.91 +0.04 +2.42%
1944 1.86 +0.05 +2.53%
1943 1.82 +0.05 +2.6%
1942 1.77 +0.04 +2.61%
1941 1.73 +0.04 +2.68%
1940 1.68 +0.04 +2.31%
1939 1.64 +0.04 +2.3%
1938 1.61 +0.04 +2.42%
1937 1.57 +0.04 +2.42%
1936 1.53 +0.04 +2.41%
1935 1.5 +0.03 +1.7%
1934 1.47 +0.02 +1.73%
1933 1.45 +0.03 +1.76%
1932 1.42 +0.02 +1.72%
1931 1.4 +0.02 +1.82%
1930 1.37 +0.02 +1.56%
1929 1.35 +0.02 +1.5%
1928 1.33 +0.02 +1.53%
1927 1.31 +0.02 +1.63%
1926 1.29 +0.02 +1.58%
1925 1.27 +0.02 +1.6%
1924 1.25 +0.02 +1.71%
1923 1.23 +0.02 +1.66%
1922 1.21 +0.02 +1.68%
1921 1.19 +0.02 +1.8%
1920 1.17 +0.02 +1.39%
1919 1.15 +0.02 +1.5%
1918 1.13 +0.02 +1.52%
1917 1.12 +0.02 +1.55%
1916 1.1 +0.02 +1.48%
1915 1.08 +0.02 +1.59%
1914 1.07 +0.02 +1.62%
1913 1.05 +0.02 +1.55%
1912 1.03 +0.02 +1.67%
1911 1.02 +0.02 +1.7%
1910 1 +0.01 +1.42%
1909 0.99 +0.01 +1.44%
1908 0.97 +0.01 +1.46%
1907 0.96 +0.01 +1.38%
1906 0.95 +0.01 +1.5%
1905 0.93 +0.01 +1.53%
1904 0.92 +0.01 +1.55%
1903 0.9 +0.01 +1.57%
1902 0.89 +0.01 +1.6%
1901 0.88 +0.01 +1.63%
1900 0.86 +0.01 +1.29%
1899 0.85 +0.01 +1.43%
1898 0.84 +0.01 +1.33%
1897 0.83 +0.01 +1.47%
1896 0.82 +0.01 +1.37%
1895 0.8 +0.01 +1.52%
1894 0.79 +0.01 +1.54%
1893 0.78 +0.01 +1.43%
1892 0.77 +0.01 +1.59%
1891 0.76 +0.01 +1.47%
1890 0.75 +0.01 +1.36%
1889 0.74 +0.01 +1.38%
1888 0.73 +0.01 +1.26%
1887 0.72 +0.01 +1.41%
1886 0.71 +0.01 +1.43%
1885 0.7 +0.01 +1.31%
1884 0.69 +0.01 +1.47%
1883 0.68 +0.01 +1.5%
1882 0.67 +0.01 +1.37%
1881 0.66 +0.01 +1.54%
1880 0.65 +0.01 +1.25%
1879 0.64 +0.01 +1.26%
1878 0.63 +0.01 +1.28%
1877 0.63 +0.01 +1.46%
1876 0.62 +0.01 +1.32%
1875 0.61 +0.01 +1.33%
1874 0.6 +0.01 +1.35%
1873 0.59 +0.01 +1.37%
1872 0.58 +0.01 +1.39%
1871 0.58 +0.01 +1.59%
1870 0.57 +0.01 +1.07%
1869 0.56 +0.01 +1.26%
1868 0.55 +0.01 +1.28%
1867 0.55 +0.01 +1.3%
1866 0.54 +0.01 +1.31%
1865 0.53 +0.01 +1.33%
1864 0.53 +0.01 +1.35%
1863 0.52 +0.01 +1.37%
1862 0.51 +0.01 +1.39%
1861 0.51 +0.01 +1.41%
1860 0.5 +0.01 +1.22%
1859 0.49 +0.01 +1.03%
1858 0.49 +0.01 +1.25%
1857 0.48 +0.01 +1.26%
1856 0.48 +0.01 +1.28%
1855 0.47 +0.01 +1.3%
1854 0.46 +0.01 +1.31%
1853 0.46 +0.01 +1.33%
1852 0.45 +0.01 +1.35%
1851 0.45 +0.01 +1.14%
1850 0.44

Southern Africa, 2024

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About the indicator

Methane emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent using the 100-year global warming potential. Methane accounts for about a fifth of the warming observed, and its sources are entirely different from those of CO2: livestock, rice paddies, landfills, and leaks in gas and oil production. The key difference is the timescale — methane stays in the atmosphere for about twelve years, against centuries for CO2, so cutting its emissions gives a visible effect within a decade.

Important: The conversion into CO2 equivalent depends on the horizon chosen: over twenty years methane weighs about three times more than over a hundred. The standard hundred-year horizon is used here, as in reporting under the Paris Agreement.

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