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.
Net electricity imports in Namibia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1 terawatt-hours | +44.9% |
| 2002 | 0.89 terawatt-hours | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.99 terawatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 1.54 terawatt-hours | +55.6% |
| 2005 | 1.67 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 1.91 terawatt-hours | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 2.01 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 2.1 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.06 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.38 terawatt-hours | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 2.4 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.43 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.82 terawatt-hours | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 2.8 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.59 terawatt-hours | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 2.97 terawatt-hours | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 2.81 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 3.22 terawatt-hours | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 3.04 terawatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 2.19 terawatt-hours | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 2.44 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 2.75 terawatt-hours | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 2.29 terawatt-hours | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 2.4 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2.4 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.15 terawatt-hours, 16.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.