Number of people with and without electricity access in Namibia
Namibia: Number of people with and without electricity access was 1.80 million in 2024. β² Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Namibia, 1992β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Namibia stood at 1.80 million. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Namibia peaked at 1.80 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 385,789, in 1992.
Namibia ranks 146th of 214 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 | 493,614 | 385,789 | 603,900 | 8 |
| 2000s | 775,782 | 663,806 | 916,131 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million | 907,895 | 1.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 million | 1.43 million | 1.80 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 143 Gambia, The 1.90 million compare
- 144 Latvia 1.87 million compare
- 145 North Macedonia 1.82 million compare
- 147 Bahrain, Kingdom of 1.59 million compare
- 148 Lesotho, Kingdom of 1.42 million compare
- 149 Estonia 1.37 million 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Namibia?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Namibia was 1.80 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 385,789 in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Namibia ranks 146th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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