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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Namibia: Energy

Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?

Namibia is placed 39th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 52.44 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 97.56 (2024).

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Energy

39th

of 165 countries placed

Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topicsjoint 113th of 183 →

01The evidence

The 3 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Namibia on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 3

    Carbon Intensity of Electricity

    Ember

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    52.44

    Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)

    Lower is better

    Namibia: 52.44. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.

    World median
    433.75
    Best in Southern Africa
    52.44 Namibia
    Land neighbours
    Angola 185.06 · Botswana 852.48 · Zambia 125.76

  2. Key 2 of 3

    Renewable Share of Electricity Generation

    Ember

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    97.56

    Renewables (% of electricity generated)

    Higher is better

    Namibia: 97.56. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.

    World median
    32.06
    Best in Southern Africa
    97.56 Namibia
    Land neighbours
    Angola 73.7 · Botswana 0.292 · Zambia 87.47

  3. Key 3 of 3

    World Energy Trilemma Index

    World Energy Council

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)

    55.8

    Trilemma score (0–100)

    Higher is better

    Ranked 73rd of 99 by World Energy Council

    Namibia: 55.8. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.

    World median
    63.8
    Best in Southern Africa
    57.6 South Africa
    Land neighbours
    Angola 58.4 · Botswana 51.1 · South Africa 57.6 · Zambia 41.8

03In context

Namibia beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.

Southern Africa
1st165thNot placed · 59 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on energy

Namibia and the countries it borders

Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingCarbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated)World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100)
Namibia39th52.4497.5655.8
Angola60th185.0673.758.4
Zambia63rd125.7687.4741.8
Botswana158th852.480.29251.1
South Africanot placed——57.6

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Across Southern Africa

Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.

Placed either side on energy

The countries immediately above and below Namibia in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Namibia is ahead of the world, and behind

23 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median4

Statistics on which Namibia does better than the middle country measured.

  • Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3297.56No real change since 2014

    Namibia: 97.56 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 11th of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.27936.59▲ Improved since 2014

    Namibia: 36.59 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.211.145▲ Improved since 2014

    Namibia: 1.145 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.

    Position 151st of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7382.464No real change since 2014

    Namibia: 2.464 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

Behind the world median6

Statistics on which Namibia does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7731.45No earlier reading

    Namibia: 31.45 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.

    Position 74th of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 02.439▼ Worsened since 2014

    Namibia: 2.439 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8544.1No earlier reading

    Namibia: 44.1 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10089.89No real change since 2016

    Namibia: 89.89 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10059.3▼ Worsened since 2014

    Namibia: 59.3 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10041.1▼ Worsened since 2014

    Namibia: 41.1 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No better end13

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2735.379No earlier reading

    Namibia: 5.379 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.04935.37Moved since 2014

    Namibia: 35.37 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 0146.34No real change since 2014

    Namibia: 146.34 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.8560.98Moved since 2014

    Namibia: 60.98 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.163Moved since 2014

    Namibia: 0.163 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 00No real change since 2014

    Namibia: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Operating Coal Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 525120No earlier reading

    Namibia: 120 · world median 525 · Coal-fired capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,263,101.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.521.35Moved since 2014

    Namibia: 21.35 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0770.005No real change since 2014

    Namibia: 0.005 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 00No real change since 2014

    Namibia: 0 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 00No real change since 2015

    Namibia: 0 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.5850Moved since 2014

    Namibia: 0 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 1000No earlier reading

    Namibia: 0 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

No current reading for Namibia

RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score, RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score and RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Energy among Namibia’s 16 topics

Energy is Namibia’s best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Energy39th of 165
  2. Peace & Security49th of 177
  3. Democracy & Civil Liberties66th of 198
  4. Gender & Equality66th of 183
  5. Environment & Sustainability72nd of 186
  6. Education & Knowledge80th of 198
  7. Governance & Institutionsjoint 84th of 194
  8. Economy & Innovation100th of 176
  9. Mobility & Trade104th of 177
  10. Digital & Technologyjoint 117th of 198
  11. Development & Human Capital129th of 196
  12. Risk & Resiliencejoint 155th of 193
  13. Work & Labour157th of 182
  14. Health & Wellbeing175th of 200
  15. Poverty & Inequality143rd of 159
  16. Food & Agriculture167th of 184

06The top of the list

Who leads on energy

The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Namibia can most readily be measured against.

All 165 countries
  1. 1

    Bhutan

    Southern Asia

    1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys

    Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Norway

    Northern Europe

    2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys

    Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Uganda

    Eastern Africa

    3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys

    Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Africa

    Uganda3rd2/3 keys

  2. Highest in Southern Africa

    Namibia39th3/3 keys

Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Namibia on energy: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Namibia rank on energy?

Namibia is placed 39th of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity, Renewable Share of Electricity Generation and World Energy Trilemma Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Namibia?

52.44 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.

What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Namibia?

97.56 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.

How does Namibia compare with South Africa on energy?

South Africa is not placed on Energy, holding too few of its key statistics, and Namibia 39th. World Energy Trilemma Index: South Africa 57.6, Namibia 55.8.

How have Namibia’s energy figures changed?

Carbon Intensity of Electricity rose from 43.06 in 2000 to 52.44 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation rose from 97.22 in 2000 to 97.56 in 2024.

Which energy statistics are missing for Namibia?

No current reading is published for Namibia on RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score, RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score and RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.

About energy, in full

How the Energy standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.

The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 23 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Namibia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Namibia: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/namibia/energy

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