Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Namibia
Namibia: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production was 1,670 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1,670 TJ for other vegetal material and residues — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other vegetal material and residues — energy production in Namibia peaked at 1,670 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 916 TJ, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 65th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Namibia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 916 TJ | — |
| 1992 | 946 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 975 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 1,004 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1,034 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1,066 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1,099 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1,132 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1,161 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1,187 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1,209 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1,227 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,243 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1,257 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,271 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,286 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,301 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,317 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,336 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1,359 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,386 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,416 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1,449 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,522 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1,583 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1,588 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,580 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,599 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,593 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,494 TJ | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 1,542 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1,612 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 1,670 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 1,670 TJ | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1,670 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,175 TJ, 23% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1,670 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,223 TJ, 27% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,037 TJ | 916 TJ | 1,161 TJ | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,263 TJ | 1,187 TJ | 1,336 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,507 TJ | 1,359 TJ | 1,599 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,598 TJ | 1,494 TJ | 1,670 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other vegetal material and residues — energy production in Namibia?
- Other vegetal material and residues — energy production in Namibia was 1,670 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other vegetal material and residues — energy production recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,670 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest other vegetal material and residues — energy production recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 916 TJ in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for other vegetal material and residues — energy production?
- Namibia ranks 65th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other vegetal material and residues — energy production rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.