Share of electricity generation from coal in Namibia
Namibia: Share of electricity generation from coal was 2.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from coal in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 2.4% for share of electricity generation from coal in 2024.
The figure is up 53.7% on the previous year and down 15.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from coal in Namibia peaked at 10.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Namibia ranks 68th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from coal in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | — |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +145.0% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +214.9% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -65.8% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +466.7% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -50.7% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -28.4% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -45.8% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +64.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | — |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +433.8% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -64.1% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +104.3% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -42.8% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +53.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from coal in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +466.7% | 1.9% | 10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 0.0% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 3.0% | 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 share of electricity generation from coal in Namibia?
- Share of electricity generation from coal in Namibia was 2.4% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Namibia ranks 68th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.