Net electricity imports in Namibia
Namibia: Net electricity imports was 2.4 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, net electricity imports in Namibia stood at 2.4 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Namibia peaked at 3.22 terawatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.69 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 35th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 0.69 terawatt-hours | 2.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 terawatt-hours | 2.38 terawatt-hours | 3.22 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.41 terawatt-hours | 2.19 terawatt-hours | 2.75 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 net electricity imports in Namibia?
- Net electricity imports in Namibia was 2.4 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 terawatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for net electricity imports?
- Namibia ranks 35th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.