Net energy imports in Namibia

Net imports covered 61.8% of energy use in Namibia in 2024.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1991 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Namibia, 2024 61.8% % of energy use
Change from 2023 −2.9percentage points 2023: 64.7%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Namibia (2024).
Position in 2024 36th of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Namibia over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period NamibiaWorld
2024 61.8% –
2023 64.7% 14.6%
2022 60.6% -0.7%
2021 65.6% -0.2%
2020 64.0% -1.2%
2019 71.6% -1.1%
2018 77.6% -1.3%
2017 74.0% -0.8%
2016 76.9% -1.2%
2015 77.6% -0.9%
2014 74.8% -0.6%
2013 76.8% -0.8%
2012 73.6% -0.8%
2011 75.7% -0.6%
2010 75.6% -0.1%
2009 71.2% -0.3%
2008 70.3% 0.4%
2007 69.5% 0.7%
2006 70.2% 0.6%
2005 69.2% 0.0%
2004 69.1% -0.6%
2003 70.8% 0.1%
2002 69.0% 0.0%
2001 72.8% -0.6%
2000 68.7% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.9 percentage points from 64.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 74.8%, the figure has changed by −12.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Namibia has the 36th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1991 to 2024 for Namibia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency