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.
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 |
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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)
- Fuel exports 1.3% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 27.8% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 68.2% (2023)
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.