Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Namibia
Namibia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 1.6 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.6 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Namibia peaked at 1.93 terawatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.21 terawatt-hours, in 2001.
That places Namibia 117th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.43 terawatt-hours | 1.21 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 1.7 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 terawatt-hours | 1.3 terawatt-hours | 1.93 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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More climate change data for Namibia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Population, total 3.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 1.57 million (2025)
- Urban population 50.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 87.20 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.14 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Namibia?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Namibia was 1.6 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Namibia ranks 117th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.