Electricity demand per person in Namibia
Namibia: Electricity demand per person was 1,333 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Namibia is 1,333 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Namibia peaked at 1,873 kilowatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,171 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 140th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,171 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,190 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1,228 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,262 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1,504 kilowatt-hours | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 1,709 kilowatt-hours | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 1,767 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1,774 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,793 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1,714 kilowatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 1,749 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1,794 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1,868 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1,851 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,873 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,756 kilowatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1,824 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1,827 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,796 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,668 kilowatt-hours | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 1,536 kilowatt-hours | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 1,405 kilowatt-hours | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 1,408 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,411 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,333 kilowatt-hours | -5.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1,333 kilowatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 671.99 kilowatt-hours, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1,333 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 249.74 kilowatt-hours, 5.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,511 kilowatt-hours | 1,171 kilowatt-hours | 1,793 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,801 kilowatt-hours | 1,668 kilowatt-hours | 1,873 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,419 kilowatt-hours | 1,333 kilowatt-hours | 1,536 kilowatt-hours | 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)
- 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 electricity demand per person in Namibia?
- Electricity demand per person in Namibia was 1,333 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,873 kilowatt-hours in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,171 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for electricity demand per person?
- Namibia ranks 140th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.