Afghanistan vs Namibia: Electricity generation from coal

Afghanistan
0.03 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Namibia
0.04 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
81st
Namibia rank
80th

Electricity generation from coal over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Namibia
00.050.10.15200020122024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.04 terawatt-hours against 0.03 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.01 terawatt-hours.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 81st and Namibia ranks 80th of 211 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.078 terawatt-hours 0.044 terawatt-hours 0.034 terawatt-hours Afghanistan
2010s 0.096 terawatt-hours 0.034 terawatt-hours 0.062 terawatt-hours Afghanistan
2020s 0.028 terawatt-hours 0.038 terawatt-hours 0.01 terawatt-hours Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Afghanistan or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.04 terawatt-hours against 0.03 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Afghanistan and Namibia?
0.01 terawatt-hours, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Namibia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Namibia rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
Afghanistan ranks 81st and Namibia ranks 80th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from coal
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 6,154 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.