Access to electricity, rural in Namibia
Namibia: Access to electricity, rural was 41.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Namibia, 1992–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, rural in Namibia stood at 41.1%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.5% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Namibia peaked at 41.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1993.
That places Namibia 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10.7% | — |
| 1993 | 9.2% | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | +26.5% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 13.5% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 41.1% | +20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 9.2% | 16.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 18.5% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 21.6% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 33.2% | 41.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Namibia?
- Access to electricity, rural in Namibia was 41.1% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1993.
- How does Namibia rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Namibia ranks 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.