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

Latest (2024)
0.407 people per person
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
28th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.64 people per person
in 2001
All-time low
0.407 people per person
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Namibia, 2000–2024

00.20.40.62000201220242000: 0.635 people per person2001: 0.64 people per person2002: 0.631 people per person2003: 0.622 people per person2004: 0.613 people per person2005: 0.604 people per person2006: 0.595 people per person2007: 0.563 people per person2008: 0.576 people per person2009: 0.559 people per person2010: 0.556 people per person2011: 0.577 people per person2012: 0.536 people per person2013: 0.526 people per person2014: 0.516 people per person2015: 0.484 people per person2016: 0.503 people per person2017: 0.475 people per person2018: 0.477 people per person2019: 0.467 people per person2020: 0.477 people per person2021: 0.448 people per person2022: 0.438 people per person2023: 0.433 people per person2024: 0.407 people per person

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

Annual values for Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Namibia, 2000 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 25 Angola 0.445 people per person compare
  2. 26 Ethiopia 0.434 people per person compare
  3. 27 Benin 0.41 people per person compare
  4. 29 Lesotho 0.394 people per person compare
  5. 30 Togo 0.389 people per person compare
  6. 31 North Korea 0.386 people per person compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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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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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

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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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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.