Renewable energy share in Namibia

Renewable sources provided 30.0% of final energy consumption in Namibia in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1991 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Namibia, 2021 30.0% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −1.2percentage points 2020: 31.2%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Namibia (2021).
Position in 2021 79th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Namibia over time

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

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period NamibiaWorld
2021 30.0% –
2020 31.2% 19.7%
2019 30.2% 18.6%
2018 30.9% 18.1%
2017 30.2% 17.9%
2016 29.2% 17.6%
2015 29.3% 17.4%
2014 30.2% 17.3%
2013 30.7% 17.2%
2012 31.9% 16.9%
2011 31.6% 16.7%
2010 31.2% 16.7%
2009 33.4% 17.1%
2008 32.5% 16.7%
2007 36.5% 16.5%
2006 35.8% 16.7%
2005 34.6% 16.6%
2004 34.8% 16.8%
2003 33.3% 17.1%
2002 33.8% 17.2%
2001 30.4% 17.2%
2000 34.8% 17.5%
1999 32.7% 17.9%
1998 31.7% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.2 percentage points from 31.2% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 31.6%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Namibia has the 79th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1991 to 2021 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 and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7