Access to electricity in Namibia
59.3% of people in Namibia had access to electricity in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1992.
Namibia, 2024
59.3%
Change from 2023
+2.6percentage points
World, 2024
91.9%
Position in 2024
188th of 215
Access to electricity in Namibia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Namibia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59.3% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | 82.0% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | 81.4% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | 80.7% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | 80.0% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | 80.0% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 36.0% | 78.7% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | 78.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.6 percentage points from 56.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 48.4%, the figure has changed by +10.9 percentage points.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Namibia has the 188th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.9%.