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
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 98th of 163 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.
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
- 95 Afghanistan 0.8462 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 96 Peru 0.832 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 97 Togo 0.8261 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 99 Morocco 0.8191 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 100 Indonesia 0.8074 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 101 Germany 0.8039 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
More energy & mining data for Namibia
- Fuel imports 15.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 9.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 32.3% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 1.3% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 27.8% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 68.2% (2023)
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 98th out of 163 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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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.