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Namibia – Electricity Access 1997

Percentage of the population with access to electricity. Covers both on-grid and off-grid sources. · World Bank
31.98% +1.01pp from 1996 G20 rank: 137th

Namibia's electricity access was 31.98% in 1997, increased +1.01pp from 30.97% in 1996. This was the 137th highest in the G20.

G20 Ranking – 1997▾
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Aruba 100.00% 0.0%
2nd Albania 100.00% 0.0%
3rd Andorra 100.00% 0.0%
4th United Arab Emirates 100.00% 0.0%
5th Australia 100.00% 0.0%
6th Austria 100.00% 0.0%
7th Belgium 100.00% 0.0%
8th Bulgaria 100.00% 0.0%
9th Bahrain 100.00% 0.0%
10th Bahamas, The 100.00% 0.0%
11th Bosnia and Herzegovina 100.00% 0.0%
12th Belarus 100.00% 0.0%
13th Bermuda 100.00% 0.0%
14th Barbados 100.00% 0.0%
15th Brunei Darussalam 100.00% 0.0%
16th Canada 100.00% 0.0%
17th Switzerland 100.00% 0.0%
18th Channel Islands 100.00% 0.0%
19th Curaçao 100.00% 0.0%
20th Cayman Islands 100.00% 0.0%
21st Cyprus 100.00% 0.0%
22nd Czechia 100.00% 0.0%
23rd Germany 100.00% 0.0%
24th Denmark 100.00% 0.0%
25th Spain 100.00% 0.0%
26th Estonia 100.00% 0.0%
27th Finland 100.00% 0.0%
28th France 100.00% 0.0%
29th Faroe Islands 100.00% 0.0%
30th United Kingdom 100.00% 0.0%
31st Gibraltar 100.00% 0.0%
32nd Greece 100.00% 0.0%
33rd Greenland 100.00% 0.0%
34th Guam 100.00% 0.0%
35th Hong Kong SAR, China 100.00% 0.0%
36th Croatia 100.00% 0.0%
37th Hungary 100.00% 0.0%
38th Isle of Man 100.00% 0.0%
39th Ireland 100.00% 0.0%
40th Iceland 100.00% 0.0%
41st Israel 100.00% 0.0%
42nd Italy 100.00% 0.0%
43rd Japan 100.00% 0.0%
44th Korea 100.00% 0.0%
45th Kuwait 100.00% 0.0%
46th Liechtenstein 100.00% 0.0%
47th Lithuania 100.00% 0.0%
48th Luxembourg 100.00% 0.0%
49th Latvia 100.00% 0.0%
50th Macao SAR, China 100.00% 0.0%
51st St. Martin (French part) 100.00% 0.0%
52nd Monaco 100.00% 0.0%
53rd Moldova 100.00% 0.0%
54th North Macedonia 100.00% 0.0%
55th Malta 100.00% 0.0%
56th Montenegro 100.00% 0.0%
57th Northern Mariana Islands 100.00% 0.0%
58th New Caledonia 100.00% 0.0%
59th Netherlands 100.00% 0.0%
60th Norway 100.00% 0.0%
61st New Zealand 100.00% 0.0%
62nd Oman 100.00% 0.0%
63rd Poland 100.00% 0.0%
64th Puerto Rico (US) 100.00% 0.0%
65th Portugal 100.00% 0.0%
66th French Polynesia 100.00% 0.0%
67th Qatar 100.00% 0.0%
68th Romania 100.00% 0.0%
69th Russian Federation 100.00% 0.0%
70th Saudi Arabia 100.00% 0.0%
71st Singapore 100.00% 0.0%
72nd San Marino 100.00% 0.0%
73rd Serbia 100.00% 0.0%
74th Slovak Republic 100.00% 0.0%
75th Slovenia 100.00% 0.0%
76th Sweden 100.00% 0.0%
77th Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100.00% 0.0%
78th Ukraine 100.00% 0.0%
79th United States 100.00% 0.0%
80th Virgin Islands (US) 100.00% 0.0%
81st Kosovo 100.00% 0.0%
82nd European Union 100.00% 0.0%
83rd Kyrgyz Republic 99.80% –
84th Uzbekistan 99.38% -0.2%
85th Nauru 99.27% 0.0%
86th Kazakhstan 99.27% 0.1%
87th Mauritius 99.22% 0.0%
88th Jordan 98.90% 0.5%
89th West Bank and Gaza 97.90% –
90th Palau 97.56% 0.1%
91st Uruguay 97.07% 1.2%
92nd Antigua and Barbuda 96.98% 0.2%
93rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 96.40% 0.3%
94th Mexico 96.33% 0.2%
95th Chile 96.24% 0.6%
96th British Virgin Islands 96.11% 0.2%
97th Argentina 94.49% 0.3%
98th St. Kitts and Nevis 93.83% 0.4%
99th Colombia 93.59% 0.3%
100th Brazil 93.35% 0.5%
101st Turks and Caicos Islands 93.34% 0.4%
102nd Ecuador 92.43% 0.4%
103rd Seychelles 92.00% -0.6%
104th Tunisia 92.00% 1.8%
105th Paraguay 86.41% 0.2%
106th Dominican Republic 86.32% 0.9%
107th Samoa 85.54% 0.9%
108th Tonga 83.32% 0.9%
109th Jamaica 82.03% -4.3%
110th Indonesia 80.30% 10.9%
111th El Salvador 80.03% 2.8%
112th Viet Nam 78.40% –
113th Panama 78.29% 1.0%
114th Belize 76.70% 1.2%
115th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 75.85% 1.8%
116th Guyana 72.62% 0.9%
117th Fiji 71.77% 7.3%
118th Philippines 71.35% 1.6%
119th Nicaragua 71.03% 0.8%
120th South Africa 69.48% 20.6%
121st Peru 69.16% 3.2%
122nd Guatemala 68.90% 1.8%
123rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 67.33% -5.2%
124th Honduras 64.79% 5.0%
125th Morocco 64.10% 2.9%
126th Djibouti 56.29% -9.2%
127th India 54.59% 3.0%
128th Côte d'Ivoire 45.66% 2.3%
129th Yemen, Republic of 42.60% -4.1%
130th Nigeria 40.40% 2.2%
131st Cameroon 38.44% 3.1%
132nd Ghana 36.60% 6.0%
133rd Lao PDR 34.06% 9.0%
134th Comoros 32.76% 13.4%
135th Zimbabwe 32.72% 1.2%
136th Senegal 32.20% 5.5%
137th Namibia 31.98% 3.3%
138th Haiti 30.56% 1.8%
139th Sudan 29.83% 1.6%
140th Eritrea 25.87% 4.5%
141st Gambia, The 23.26% 7.7%
142nd Bangladesh 22.40% 5.9%
143rd Botswana 20.60% 12.2%
144th Benin 18.59% 28.2%
145th Nepal 18.13% 1.3%
146th Zambia 17.11% -1.1%
147th Vanuatu 16.64% 12.5%
148th Madagascar 10.90% -4.9%
149th Kenya 9.33% 26.4%
150th Burkina Faso 7.62% 6.9%
151st Mozambique 6.60% –
152nd Niger 6.24% -10.9%
153rd Tanzania 6.20% -34.1%
154th Mali 4.29% -30.8%
155th Uganda 3.94% 40.3%
156th Central African Republic 3.83% 14.9%
157th Malawi 3.38% 15.4%
158th Chad 2.30% –
159th Papua New Guinea 2.16% -80.4%
160th Rwanda 1.03% -55.3%
Source: World Bank (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS)
HistorySaid – pattern alert

Namibia matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1997. Historically: 682 occurrences, 460 successful (67%). View full analysis →

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