Electricity generation from solar in Namibia
Namibia: Electricity generation from solar was 0.58 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.58 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 1,833.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Namibia peaked at 0.58 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Namibia 82nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar in Namibia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +83.3% |
| 2018 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +109.1% |
| 2019 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | +56.5% |
| 2020 | 0.41 terawatt-hours | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.48 terawatt-hours | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.58 terawatt-hours | +13.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.58 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.09 terawatt-hours, 6.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.58 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.04 terawatt-hours, 14.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.088 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.36 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.496 terawatt-hours | 0.41 terawatt-hours | 0.58 terawatt-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)
- 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 electricity generation from solar in Namibia?
- Electricity generation from solar in Namibia was 0.58 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.58 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Namibia ranks 82nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,833.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.