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Namibia

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In brief

Electricity from renewables: 93.4% (2021). World rank 10 of 206 (1 = best); in Africa, 4 of 54. Electricity from fossil fuels: 1.9% (2024). World rank 14 of 209 (1 = best); in Africa, 4 of 54. High-tech share of manufactured exports: 0.1% (2024). World rank 161 of 170; in Africa, 42 of 44. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 14.8% → 64.9%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 116 → 85, and home broadband per 100 people 1.8 → 2.8. Better than all its neighbours (Angola, Botswana, South Africa, and Zambia): electricity from renewables and electricity from fossil fuels.

Internet and communications

Using the internet
64.9% 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
85 2024
Home broadband per 100 people
2.8 2024
Internet domain
.na

Energy

Access to electricity
59.3% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person
1,246 2024
Renewable share of energy use
30% 2021
Electricity from renewables
93.4% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels
1.9% 2024
Mains voltage
220 V
Plug types
D

Transport

Driving side
Left
Air passengers per year
60,304 2023
Airports
259 2025
Railways, km
2,628 2014

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP
0.7% 2022
Researchers per million people
225 2022
Scientific articles per year
231 2023
Patent applications by residents
1 2024
High-tech share of manufactured exports
0.1% 2024