Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Namibia

Namibia: Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population was 33.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
33.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
181st
of 211 countries
All-time high
33.2
in 2021
All-time low
18.5
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2022

Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Namibia, 2000–2022

01020302000201120222000: 18.92001: 18.52002: 19.12003: 19.72004: 20.22005: 20.82006: 21.42007: 22.42008: 22.72009: 20.72010: 242011: 21.62012: 25.42013: 27.32014: 26.92015: 31.32016: 31.62017: 31.62018: 30.22019: 31.22021: 33.22022: 33.2

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2022, access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Namibia stood at 33.2. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Namibia peaked at 33.2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.5, in 2001.

Namibia ranks 181st of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable) in Namibia, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 18.9
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 +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 33.2 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.44 18.5 22.7 10
2010s 28.11 21.6 31.6 10
2020s 33.2 33.2 33.2 2

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 179 Uganda 35.9 compare
  2. 180 Zimbabwe 33.7 compare
  3. 182 Gambia 31.2 compare
  4. 183 Somalia 30.64 compare
  5. 184 Gabon 29 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Namibia?
Access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Namibia was 33.2 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 33.2 in 2021.
What is the lowest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 18.5 in 2001.
How does Namibia rank for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population?
Namibia ranks 181st out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
Is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
212 places, 4,645 data points, 2000–2022
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