Access to electricity in Namibia
Namibia: Access to electricity was 59.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Namibia, 1992–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity in Namibia is 59.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Namibia peaked at 59.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1992.
Namibia ranks 190th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 26.4% | — |
| 1993 | 27.0% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 28.9% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 30.0% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 31.0% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 32.0% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 36.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | +4.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 59.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7%, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 59.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.3% | 26.4% | 34.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 36.0% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 42.3% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 52.3% | 59.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More energy & mining data for Namibia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Namibia?
- Access to electricity in Namibia was 59.3% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for access to electricity?
- Namibia ranks 190th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.