Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.8225 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8225 kilowatt-hours per dollar
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
99th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.38 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 1990
All-time low
0.5851 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 1992
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Namibia, 1990–2022
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per dollar.
Analysis
In 2022, energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Namibia stood at 0.8225 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Namibia peaked at 1.38 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5851 kilowatt-hours per dollar, in 1992.
Namibia ranks 99th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.38 kilowatt-hours per dollar | — |
| 1991 | 0.6815 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -50.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5851 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7492 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +28.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6646 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7624 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7657 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7532 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7401 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9853 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +33.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8938 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 1.05 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9041 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9436 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8953 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9414 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8771 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8694 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.908 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9378 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9339 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.917 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8987 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8975 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8895 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9002 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9127 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9308 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9279 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9131 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9303 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9077 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8225 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -9.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.8225 kilowatt-hours per dollar is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8261 kilowatt-hours per dollar, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.8225 kilowatt-hours per dollar is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6483 kilowatt-hours per dollar, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -50.6% | 1.38 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6815 kilowatt-hours per dollar |
| 1999 | +33.1% | 0.7401 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9853 kilowatt-hours per dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8067 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.5851 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.38 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9216 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.8694 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.05 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9121 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.8895 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9339 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8869 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.8225 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9303 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 96 Afghanistan 0.8462 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 97 Peru 0.832 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 98 Togo 0.8261 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 100 Morocco 0.8191 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 101 Indonesia 0.8074 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 102 Germany 0.8039 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
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 energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Namibia?
- Energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Namibia was 0.8225 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1990.
- What is the lowest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5851 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 99th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is energy intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.