Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Namibia
Namibia: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 61.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 61.0% for share of electricity generation from hydropower in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Namibia peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 2022.
That places Namibia 32nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.2% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 93.8% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 98.1% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 64.2% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 59.1% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 69.8% | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | -12.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 61.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 61.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.8% | 88.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 68.8% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 59.1% | 75.0% | 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 hydropower in Namibia?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Namibia was 61.0% 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 hydropower recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 2022.
- How does Namibia rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Namibia ranks 32nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.