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. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
1.80 million
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
146th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.80 million
in 2024
All-time low
385,789
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access in Namibia, 1992–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1992200820241992: 385.8k1993: 407.3k1994: 450.3k1995: 479.9k1996: 509.8k1997: 540.3k1998: 571.7k1999: 603.9k2000: 663.8k2001: 668.5k2002: 697.4k2003: 724.8k2004: 751.6k2005: 778.8k2006: 806.7k2007: 882.1k2008: 868.0k2009: 916.1k2010: 936.8k2011: 907.9k2012: 1.0M2013: 1.1M2014: 1.1M2015: 1.2M2016: 1.2M2017: 1.3M2018: 1.3M2019: 1.4M2020: 1.4M2021: 1.6M2022: 1.6M2023: 1.7M2024: 1.8M

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 143 Gambia, The 1.90 million compare
  2. 144 Latvia 1.87 million compare
  3. 145 North Macedonia 1.82 million compare
  4. 147 Bahrain, Kingdom of 1.59 million compare
  5. 148 Lesotho, Kingdom of 1.42 million compare
  6. 149 Estonia 1.37 million compare

See the full ranking of 214 places β†’

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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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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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