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

Namibia: Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population was 74.8 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
74.8
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
194th
of 212 countries
All-time high
78.4
in 2009
All-time low
66
in 1992
Years of data
31
1992–2022

Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Namibia, 1992–2022

0204060801992200720221992: 661993: 711994: 70.71995: 70.91996: 711997: 71.21998: 71.31999: 71.52000: 73.22001: 71.62002: 71.72003: 71.82004: 71.92005: 72.12006: 72.22007: 77.62008: 72.62009: 78.42010: 732011: 70.12012: 73.42013: 72.22014: 73.82015: 74.62016: 69.32017: 74.32018: 74.42019: 74.52020: 74.72021: 74.72022: 74.8

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Namibia is 74.8, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Namibia peaked at 78.4 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 66, in 1992.

Namibia ranks 194th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable) in Namibia, 1992 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1992 66
1993 71 +7.6%
1994 70.69 -0.4%
1995 70.87 +0.3%
1996 71.05 +0.2%
1997 71.21 +0.2%
1998 71.35 +0.2%
1999 71.47 +0.2%
2000 73.2 +2.4%
2001 71.6 -2.2%
2002 71.7 +0.1%
2003 71.8 +0.1%
2004 71.9 +0.1%
2005 72.1 +0.3%
2006 72.2 +0.1%
2007 77.6 +7.5%
2008 72.6 -6.4%
2009 78.4 +8.0%
2010 73 -6.9%
2011 70.1 -4.0%
2012 73.4 +4.7%
2013 72.2 -1.6%
2014 73.8 +2.2%
2015 74.6 +1.1%
2016 69.3 -7.1%
2017 74.3 +7.2%
2018 74.4 +0.1%
2019 74.5 +0.1%
2020 74.7 +0.3%
2021 74.7 +0.0%
2022 74.8 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 70.45 66 71.47 8
2000s 73.31 71.6 78.4 10
2010s 72.96 69.3 74.6 10
2020s 74.73 74.7 74.8 3

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 191 Somalia 76.7 compare
  2. 192 Angola 76.2 compare
  3. 193 Eritrea 75.5 compare
  4. 195 Tanzania 74.7 compare
  5. 196 Djibouti 72.8 compare
  6. 197 Uganda 72 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Namibia?
Access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Namibia was 74.8 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 78.4 in 2009.
What is the lowest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 66 in 1992.
How does Namibia rank for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population?
Namibia ranks 194th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
213 places, 6,262 data points, 1990–2022
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