Access to electricity in Namibia
Namibia: Access to electricity was 51.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Namibia, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 51.8% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Namibia peaked at 51.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 1990.
That places Namibia 183rd out of 218 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.2% | — |
| 1991 | 26.3% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 26.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 28.5% | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 29.6% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 30.6% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 31.7% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 32.7% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 33.7% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 34.7% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +2.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 51.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 51.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 25.2% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 36.5% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 45.4% | 51.8% | 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 51.8% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for access to electricity?
- Namibia ranks 183rd out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.