Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.407 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.407 people per person for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.64 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.407 people per person, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 28th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.635 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.64 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.631 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.622 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.613 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.604 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.595 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.563 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.576 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.559 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.556 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.577 people per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.536 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.526 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.516 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.484 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.503 people per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.475 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.477 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.467 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.477 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.448 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.438 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.433 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.407 people per person | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6038 people per person | 0.559 people per person | 0.64 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5117 people per person | 0.467 people per person | 0.577 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4406 people per person | 0.407 people per person | 0.477 people per person | 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 number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Namibia?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Namibia was 0.407 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.64 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.407 people per person in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 28th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.