How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.4536 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.4536 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
134th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1993
All-time low
0 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.4536 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 1 metric tons per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
Namibia ranks 134th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0079 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0079 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0079 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0079 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.008 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0095 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0106 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.011 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0118 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0124 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0132 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0142 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0147 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0157 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0166 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0181 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre | +117.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0406 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0258 metric tons per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3401 metric tons per square kilometre | +1219.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2749 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8257 metric tons per square kilometre | +200.3% |
| 1993 | 1 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8351 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7187 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6557 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6559 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7753 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7362 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7684 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7204 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8063 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8167 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7329 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7516 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7205 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5447 metric tons per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5108 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5193 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5228 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5594 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6423 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6596 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5752 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6653 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6528 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6232 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6209 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5897 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4062 metric tons per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3865 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4573 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4536 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.4536 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6435 metric tons per square kilometre, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.4536 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +1219.3% | 0.0258 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3401 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +200.3% | 0.2749 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8257 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +117.4% | 0.0181 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0091 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0079 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0118 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0211 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0124 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0406 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6821 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2749 metric tons per square kilometre | 1 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6891 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5108 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8167 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6111 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5228 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6653 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4259 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3865 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4573 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 131 Benin 0.484 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 132 Monaco 0.4798 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 133 Finland 0.4734 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 135 Angola 0.4517 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 136 Uzbekistan 0.4445 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 137 Dominican Republic 0.4408 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.4536 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 metric tons per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Namibia rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 134th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.