Access to electricity in Namibia
Namibia: Access to electricity was 28.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Namibia, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013. Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 28.7% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Namibia peaked at 28.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1992.
Namibia ranks 171st of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.0% | — |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | -58.7% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | +189.8% |
| 1994 | 13.1% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -25.9% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +48.0% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | -34.1% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +59.4% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +32.6% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +2.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 28.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 57% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 28.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.0%, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +189.8% | 4.2% | 12.2% |
| 1992 | -58.7% | 10.2% | 4.2% |
| 2008 | +59.4% | 14.6% | 23.3% |
| 2001 | +48.0% | 13.2% | 19.5% |
| 2007 | -34.1% | 22.2% | 14.6% |
| 2014 | +32.6% | 20.5% | 27.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 4.2% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 13.2% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 20.5% | 28.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Namibia?
- Access to electricity in Namibia was 28.7% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for access to electricity?
- Namibia ranks 171st out of 202 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013, published as part of Access to electricity (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.