Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Namibia
Namibia: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 54.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Namibia stood at 54.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Namibia peaked at 67.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2024.
That places Namibia 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2001 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.1% | 60.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 55.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 54.0% | 56.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 38,969 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3619 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,765 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2152 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Namibia?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Namibia was 54.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Namibia ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.