Namibia's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) was 30% in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1.6 percentage points from 31.6% in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 30% | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 29.2% | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 31.6% | 2011 |
| Highest | 42.5% | 1991 |
| Lowest | 29.2% | 2016 |
| Average since 2012 | 30.38% | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 42.5% | 1991 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Namibia's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) fell 1.2 percentage points on 2020 (from 31.2% to 30%).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2020), the average change was −0.39 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.93 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.4 percentage points in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.2 percentage points in 1994. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Namibia had the 53rd highest value of the 141 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 30% | 2021 |
| World | 19.74% | 2020 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.27% | 2020 |
| Lower middle income | 43.34% | 2020 |
Closest to Namibia in the 2021 ranking
- South Sudan — 50th of 141: 32.4%
- Portugal — 51st of 141: 32.3%
- Peru — 52nd of 141: 30.6%
- Colombia — 54th of 141: 29.7%
- New Zealand — 55th of 141: 28.9%
- Panama — 56th of 141: 28%
What this measures
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 31 values
| Year | Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2020 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 30.2 |
| 2018 | 30.9 |
| 2017 | 30.2 |
| 2016 | 29.2 |
| 2015 | 29.3 |
| 2014 | 30.2 |
| 2013 | 30.7 |
| 2012 | 31.9 |
| 2011 |
Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) in nearby economies
- Angola — 52.9% (2021)
- Benin — 54.5% (2021)
- Botswana — 27.4% (2021)
- Burkina Faso — 71.4% (2022)
- Burundi — 83% (2022)
- Cabo Verde — 21.8% (2022)
- Cameroon — 79.2% (2021)
- Central African Republic — 90.9% (2022)
- Chad
More environment data for Namibia
- Population in largest city — 511,369 (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 32.5% (2025)
- Rural population — 1.52 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 49.13% (2025)
- Urban population — 1.57 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 50.87% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 340 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 381,230 (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 381,570 (2024)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — 1.12% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Namibia's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)?
- 30% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1991?
- It is down 12.5 percentage points from 42.5% in 1991. The highest value was 42.5% in 1991 and the lowest 29.2% in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank?
- 53rd highest of 141 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) unusual for Namibia?
- In 2021, Namibia's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) fell 1.2 percentage points on 2020 (from 31.2% to 30%). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2020), the average change was −0.39 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.93 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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