Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Namibia
Namibia: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 4.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Namibia, 1991–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 4.3% for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Namibia peaked at 16.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2013.
Namibia ranks 35th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.9% | — |
| 1992 | 10.9% | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 13.6% | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 13.6% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -87.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +33.0% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 9.9% | 15.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 2.2% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 4 |
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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 energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Namibia?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Namibia was 4.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2013.
- How does Namibia rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Namibia ranks 35th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.