Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Namibia
Namibia: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 59.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 59.4% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2024.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Namibia peaked at 69.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 9th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.4% | — |
| 2001 | 45.2% | +39.7% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +28.9% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 54.3% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 62.1% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 54.8% | -18.9% |
| 2024 | 59.4% | +8.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 59.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 242.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.5% | 32.4% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 59.3% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 52.3% | 67.6% | 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 net electricity imports as a share of demand in Namibia?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Namibia was 59.4% in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Namibia ranks 9th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.