Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Namibia
Namibia: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square was 2.04 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Namibia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Namibia is 2.04 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Namibia peaked at 2.04 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4686 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
Namibia ranks 210th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.4686 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.4948 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5469 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5829 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6192 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6562 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6944 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7335 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8063 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.812 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8471 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8804 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9129 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9459 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9799 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.11 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.24 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 1.3 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.49 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 1.47 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 1.64 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.72 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.88 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 1.97 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 2.04 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5996 units per square kilometre | 0.4686 units per square kilometre | 0.7335 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9423 units per square kilometre | 0.8063 units per square kilometre | 1.11 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 units per square kilometre | 1.1 units per square kilometre | 1.72 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 units per square kilometre | 1.73 units per square kilometre | 2.04 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 207 Libya 3.04 units per square kilometre compare
- 208 Mauritania 2.45 units per square kilometre compare
- 209 Mongolia 2.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 211 Chad 1.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 212 Central African Republic 1.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 213 South Sudan 0.9813 units per square kilometre 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 9.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Namibia?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Namibia was 2.04 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4686 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
- Namibia ranks 210th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per square rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.