Namibia Electricity Access 1992-2023

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Namibia electricity access for 2021 was 55.23%, a 2.93% increase from 2020.
  • Namibia electricity access for 2020 was 52.30%, a 0.98% decline from 2019.
  • Namibia electricity access for 2019 was 53.28%, a 0.96% increase from 2018.
  • Namibia electricity access for 2018 was 52.32%, a 0.18% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Iraq 100.00%
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Belarus 100.00%
Dominica 100.00%
Malaysia 100.00%
Serbia 100.00%
Bosnia 100.00%
Cuba 100.00%
Lebanon 100.00%
Colombia 100.00%
Venezuela 99.99%
Jordan 99.90%
Bulgaria 99.80%
Montenegro 99.80%
Algeria 99.79%
Marshall Islands 99.75%
Tuvalu 99.68%
Mauritius 99.60%
Brazil 99.46%
Suriname 98.82%
Samoa 98.30%
Dominican Republic 98.10%
Guatemala 97.87%
Belize 97.69%
Peru 95.60%
Grenada 93.74%
Guyana 92.90%
Fiji 92.10%
Gabon 91.81%
South Africa 89.30%
Botswana 73.73%
Libya 70.21%
Equatorial Guinea 66.79%
Namibia 55.23%
Namibia Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2021 55.23% 2.93%
2020 52.30% -0.98%
2019 53.28% 0.96%
2018 52.32% -0.18%
2017 52.50% 2.80%
2016 49.70% -1.90%
2015 51.60% 3.22%
2014 48.38% 0.98%
2013 47.40% 1.00%
2012 46.40% 4.10%
2011 42.30% -2.10%
2010 44.40% 0.30%
2009 44.10% 1.67%
2008 42.43% -1.27%
2007 43.70% 3.19%
2006 40.51% 0.93%
2005 39.58% 0.91%
2004 38.67% 0.90%
2003 37.78% 0.89%
2002 36.88% 0.89%
2001 35.99% -0.51%
2000 36.50% 2.50%
1999 34.00% 1.00%
1998 32.99% 1.01%
1997 31.98% 1.01%
1996 30.97% 1.02%
1995 29.95% 1.02%
1994 28.93% 1.93%
1993 27.00% 0.60%
1992 26.40% 0.60%