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Methane emissions in Namibia

Namibia emitted 7.8 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Namibia, 2024 7.8 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +3.4% 2023: 7.6 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 113th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Namibia over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2005 to 2024
Period NamibiaWorld
2024 7.8 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 7.6 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 6.4 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 6.1 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 5.4 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 5.8 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 5.7 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 5.8 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 6.2 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 5.5 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 5.6 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 5.1 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 5.6 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 4.7 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 4.8 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 5.0 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 5.1 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 4.7 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 4.7 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 5.8 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of +3.4% from 7.6 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 5.6 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +40.3%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Namibia has the 113th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

More for Namibia

All statistics for Namibia
Total greenhouse gas emissions 14.2 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 2.41 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Temperature change 0.98e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 2.29e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Greenhouse gas emissions per person 4.7 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 1.20 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Namibia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database