Renewable electricity output
Tracks each grid’s total renewable share, including large hydro.
Namibia, 2021, ranked 12 of 209
93.4%
% of total electricity output
Since 2010
−4.4
percentage points, down from 97.8%
Namibia, its region and the world
- Namibia
- World
- Sub-Saharan Africa
0%
50%
100%
NamibiaSub-Saharan AfricaWorld View data table
| Year | Namibia | World | Sub-Saharan Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93.4% | 27.8% | 32.6% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | 28.0% | 31.9% |
| 2019 | – | 26.1% | 30.7% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | 25.1% | 29.2% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | 24.5% | 27.7% |
| 2016 | – | 23.9% | 25.5% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | 23.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014 | – | 22.4% | 26.1% |
| 2013 | – | 21.8% | 25.2% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | 21.2% | 24.4% |
| 2011 | – | 20.1% | 24.1% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | 19.8% | 24.3% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | 19.7% | 24.2% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | 19.0% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 93.4% | 18.3% | 22.0% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | 18.5% | 23.1% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | 18.4% | 23.5% |
| 2004 | – | 18.3% | 21.7% |
| 2003 | – | 17.8% | 21.4% |
| 2002 | – | 18.3% | 21.8% |
| 2001 | – | 18.4% | 22.8% |
| 2000 | 92.8% | 18.9% | 21.6% |
| 1999 | 96.7% | 18.6% | 18.4% |
| 1998 | 97.4% | 19.0% | 17.6% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | 19.3% | 16.6% |
| 1996 | 95.6% | 19.4% | 16.8% |
| 1995 | 96.8% | 19.8% | 17.5% |
Source: The World Bank, updated 13 Oct 2026. Annual national estimates compiled by the World Bank from IEA, IRENA, UN and national sources. The latest year typically lags by one to three years.
World and regions
- Latin America & Caribbean 56.7% 2021
- Europe & Central Asia 34.4% 2021
- Sub-Saharan Africa 32.6% 2021
- World 27.8% 2021
- North America 26.3% 2021
- East Asia & Pacific 25.9% 2021
- South Asia 19.3% 2021
- Middle East & North Africa 6.3% 2021
Years differ where countries report on different schedules.
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