Access to electricity in Namibia
Namibia: Access to electricity was 77.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Namibia, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 77.1% for access to electricity in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Namibia peaked at 77.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1992.
That places Namibia 188th 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 urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.6% | — |
| 1991 | 68.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 66.0% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 68.7% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 69.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 69.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 70.5% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 71.5% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 73.9% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | +0.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 77.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.4%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 77.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.4%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.0% | 66.0% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 71.5% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 72.2% | 77.1% | 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 77.1% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for access to electricity?
- Namibia ranks 188th 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 5.4%. 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 2014, published as part of Access to electricity (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of total population with access to electricity.