Renewable electricity in Namibia
Namibia: Renewable electricity was 97.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Namibia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable electricity in Namibia stood at 97.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Namibia peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Namibia 12th out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 95.2% | — |
| 1992 | 98.2% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 82.9% | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 76.9% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 96.8% | +25.9% |
| 1996 | 95.6% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 97.4% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 96.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 99.2% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 88.7% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | -1.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 97.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.2%, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 97.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.2%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +25.9% | 76.9% | 96.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.5% | 0.0% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 88.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 95.6% | 99.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 9 Central African Republic 99.4% compare
- 10 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 11 Tajikistan 98.5% compare
- 13 Norway 97.7% compare
- 14 Zambia 97.0% compare
- 15 Liechtenstein 96.9% compare
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 renewable electricity in Namibia?
- Renewable electricity in Namibia was 97.8% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for renewable electricity?
- Namibia ranks 12th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants