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Namibia - Electricity Access 1997

Name: Namibia Electricity Access 1997
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Access to electricity as % of population · World Bank

31.98% +1.01pp from 1996 Global rank: 137th

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

Global Ranking - 1997▾

Electricity Access by Country - 1997
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
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%

FAQ

What was Namibia's electricity access in 1997?▾

Namibia's electricity access in 1997 was 31.98%. This ranked 137th globally.

How did Namibia's electricity access change in 1997?▾

Namibia's electricity access increased by 3.3% in 1997 compared to 1996.

Which country had the highest electricity access in 1997?▾

Aruba had the highest electricity access in 1997 at 100.00%.

What is the electricity access of Namibia in 1997?▾

The electricity access of Namibia in 1997 was 31.98%. This ranked 137th globally.

How does 1997 compare to 1996 for Namibia's electricity access?▾

Namibia's electricity access went from 30.97% in 1996 to 31.98% in 1997, a 3.3% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Namibia matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1997. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 3.4%. View full analysis →

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