Afghanistan vs Namibia: Energy intensity

Afghanistan
0.8462 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Namibia
0.8225 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
98th
Namibia rank
101st

Energy intensity over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.8462 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.8225 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Namibia, a difference of 0.0237 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 98th and Namibia ranks 101st of 166 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8489 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.8067 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0423 kilowatt-hours per dollar Afghanistan
2000s 0.2962 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.9216 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6254 kilowatt-hours per dollar Namibia
2010s 0.5874 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.9121 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3247 kilowatt-hours per dollar Namibia
2020s 0.781 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.8869 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1059 kilowatt-hours per dollar Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity, Afghanistan or Namibia?
Afghanistan, at 0.8462 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.8225 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Namibia as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity between Afghanistan and Namibia?
0.0237 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Namibia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Namibia rank globally for energy intensity?
Afghanistan ranks 98th and Namibia ranks 101st of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy intensity
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 7,844 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.