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Access to electricity — Namibia

Access to electricity in Namibia in 2024 — 59.3%. Ranked 188 in the world out of 215. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 32.9 pp.

2024 59.3% +2.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 188of 215
Period maximum 59.3%2024
Period minimum 26.4%1992

Trend over time

1992–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Namibia, 1992–202420304050601992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 26.4%1993: 27%1994: 28.9%1995: 30%1996: 31%1997: 32%1998: 33%1999: 34%2000: 36.5%2001: 36%2002: 36.9%2003: 37.8%2004: 38.7%2005: 39.6%2006: 40.5%2007: 43.7%2008: 42.4%2009: 44.1%2010: 44.4%2011: 42.3%2012: 46.4%2013: 47.4%2014: 48.4%2015: 51.6%2016: 49.7%2017: 52.5%2018: 52.3%2019: 53.3%2020: 52.3%2021: 55.2%2022: 56.2%2023: 56.7%2024: 59.3%
Change over the period: +32.9 pp Annual average: 1.03 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 59.3%
World 91.9%
Sub-Saharan Africa 55.1%
Southern Africa computed 87.6%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 99.4%
Access to electricity — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 59.3 +2.6 pp
2023 56.7 +0.5 pp
2022 56.2 +1 pp
2021 55.2 +2.9 pp
2020 52.3 −1 pp
2019 53.3 +1 pp
2018 52.3 −0.2 pp
2017 52.5 +2.8 pp
2016 49.7 −1.9 pp
2015 51.6 +3.2 pp
2014 48.4 +1 pp
2013 47.4 +1 pp
2012 46.4 +4.1 pp
2011 42.3 −2.1 pp
2010 44.4 +0.3 pp
2009 44.1 +1.7 pp
2008 42.4 −1.3 pp
2007 43.7 +3.2 pp
2006 40.5 +0.9 pp
2005 39.6 +0.9 pp
2004 38.7 +0.9 pp
2003 37.8 +0.9 pp
2002 36.9 +0.9 pp
2001 36 −0.5 pp
2000 36.5 +2.5 pp
1999 34 +1 pp
1998 33 +1 pp
1997 32 +1 pp
1996 31 +1 pp
1995 30 +1 pp
1994 28.9 +1.9 pp
1993 27 +0.6 pp
1992 26.4 —

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ZA South Africa 90.2 SZ Eswatini 89.3 BW Botswana 80.2 LS Lesotho 60.6 NA Namibia 59.3
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About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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