Solid biofuels — Energy production in Namibia
Namibia: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 32,427 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 32,427 TJ for solid biofuels — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 131.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Namibia peaked at 32,427 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,418 TJ, in 1991.
That places Namibia 102nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Namibia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8,418 TJ | — |
| 1992 | 8,694 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 8,958 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 9,227 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 9,503 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 9,796 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 10,100 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 10,399 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 10,669 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 10,905 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 11,106 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 11,267 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 11,411 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 11,538 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 11,670 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 11,808 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 11,946 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 13,675 TJ | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 13,767 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 13,674 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 13,323 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 13,824 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 13,307 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 13,980 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 15,002 TJ | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 15,386 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 14,363 TJ | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 15,911 TJ | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 21,090 TJ | +32.5% |
| 2020 | 24,245 TJ | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 26,212 TJ | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 32,198 TJ | +22.8% |
| 2023 | 32,427 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 32,427 TJ | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 32,427 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65,625 TJ, 49% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 32,427 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89,896 TJ, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy production in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +32.5% | 15,911 TJ | 21,090 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,529 TJ | 8,418 TJ | 10,669 TJ | 9 |
| 2000s | 11,909 TJ | 10,905 TJ | 13,767 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,986 TJ | 13,307 TJ | 21,090 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,502 TJ | 24,245 TJ | 32,427 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 solid biofuels — energy production in Namibia?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Namibia was 32,427 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 32,427 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,418 TJ in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Namibia ranks 102nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.9%. 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 Solid biofuels — 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.