Namibia vs South Africa: Access to electricity

Access to electricity in 2024: 59.3% in Namibia and 90.2% in South Africa, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Africa, by 30.9 percentage points, or 1.52 times that in Namibia.

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% of people · World Bank

NamibiaSouth AfricaWorld

What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1996.
In 2024, Namibia ranked 186 and South Africa ranked 159 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.

Every year

% of people · World Bank

Year	Namibia	South Africa	World
2024	59.3	90.2	91.9
2023	56.7	87.7	91.6
2022	56.2	86.5	91.3
2021	55.2	89.3	91.3
2020	52.3	90	90.4
2019	53.3	85	90.1
2018	52.3	84.7	89.8
2017	52.5	84.4	88.9
2016	49.7	83.9	88.1
2015	51.6	85.3	86.9
2014	48.4	85.9	86.2
2013	47.4	85.2	85.7
2012	46.4	85.2	84.9
2011	42.3	83.6	84.5
2010	44.4	82.8	83.5
2009	44.1	82.6	82.9
2008	42.4	81.9	82.7
2007	43.7	82	82
2006	40.5	80.7	81.4
2005	39.6	80.8	80.7
2004	38.7	80.6	80
2003	37.8	78.8	80
2002	36.9	76.7	79.1
2001	36	70.2	78.7
2000	36.5	72.4	78.2
1999	34	71.3	74.5
1998	33	64.9	73.2
1997	32	69.5	–
1996	31	57.6	–
1995	30	–	–
1994	28.9	–	–
1993	27	–	–
1992	26.4	–	–

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The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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