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Currency
 

Currency dollar
DEC alternative conversion factor > LCU per US$ 6.36
ISO code NAD 516
Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average 6.77
PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio 0.4 [86th of 169]
Regime
South African Rand (1.0)
S&P/EMDB indexes > annual % change 12.84 annual % change [38th of 58]
Subdivision 100 [53rd of 192]
Symbol N$


 

SOURCES
Pacific Exchange Rate Services; World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Namibia, Republic of Namibia

Energy
 

Aviation Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry 2,000 ton [47th of 75]
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita) 984.614 ton per million people [19th of 73]
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption in air transport 2,000 ton [47th of 75]
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption in air transport (per capita) 984.614 ton per million people [19th of 73]
Aviation Gasoline > Energy balance requirement 2,000 ton [31st of 96]
Aviation Gasoline > Energy balance requirement (per capita) 984.614 ton per million people [17th of 91]
Aviation Gasoline > Gross inland availability 2,000 ton [49th of 106]
Aviation Gasoline > Gross inland availability (per capita) 984.614 ton per million people [22nd of 101]
Aviation Gasoline > Imports 2,000 ton [48th of 95]
Aviation Gasoline > Imports (per capita) 984.614 ton per million people [32nd of 89]
Aviation Gasoline > Net inland availability 2,000 ton [47th of 75]
Aviation Gasoline > Net inland availability (per capita) 984.614 ton per million people [19th of 73]
Aviation Gasoline > Statistical differences (per capita) 1,761,376,880,049.65 ton per 1e+15 people [11th of 55]
Bagasse > Energy balance requirement 4,395,000 ton [14th of 83]
Bagasse > Energy balance requirement (per capita) 2,163.69 ton per 1,000 people [1st of 79]
Bagasse > Gross inland availability 4,395,000 ton [14th of 83]
Bagasse > Gross inland availability (per capita) 2,163.69 ton per 1,000 people [1st of 79]
Bagasse > Production 4,395,000 ton [14th of 83]
Bagasse > Production (per capita) 2,163.69 ton per 1,000 people [1st of 79]
Bagasse > Statistical differences (per capita) 2,163,690,177,289,670 ton per 1e+15 people [1st of 18]
Bitumen Asphalt > Consumption for non-energy uses 3,000 ton [100th of 114]
Bitumen Asphalt > Consumption for non-energy uses (per capita) 1.477 ton per 1,000 people [87th of 109]
Bitumen Asphalt > Energy balance requirement 3,000 ton [54th of 103]
Bitumen Asphalt > Energy balance requirement (per capita) 1,476.922 ton per million people [45th of 97]
Bitumen Asphalt > Gross inland availability 3,000 ton [106th of 126]
Bitumen Asphalt > Gross inland availability (per capita) 1.477 ton per 1,000 people [97th of 119]
Bitumen Asphalt > Imports 3,000 ton [67th of 83]
Bitumen Asphalt > Imports (per capita) 1,476.922 ton per million people [57th of 83]
Bitumen Asphalt > Statistical differences (per capita) 3,522,753,760,099.29 ton per 1e+15 people [16th of 61]
Coal > Conversion in thermal power plants 4,000 ton [61st of 63]
Coal > Conversion in thermal power plants (per capita) 1.969 ton per 1,000 people [58th of 63]
Coal > Conversion to other forms of energy 4,000 ton [70th of 73]
Coal > Conversion to other forms of energy (per capita) 1.969 ton per 1,000 people [67th of 72]
Coal > Energy balance requirement 4,000 ton [100th of 108]
Coal > Energy balance requirement (per capita) 1.969 ton per 1,000 people [92nd of 105]
Coal > Gross inland availability 4,000 ton [100th of 108]
Coal > Gross inland availability (per capita) 1.969 ton per 1,000 people [92nd of 105]
Coal > Imports 4,000 ton [84th of 94]
Coal > Imports (per capita) 1.969 ton per 1,000 people [77th of 92]
Coal > Statistical differences (per capita) 8,219,758,773,565.02 ton per 1e+15 people [30th of 83]
Combustible renewables and waste > % of total energy 13.76 % [49th of 124]
Combustible renewables and waste > metric tones of oil equivalent 184 t of oil equivalent [97th of 124]
Combustible renewables and waste > metric tones of oil equivalent (per capita) 91.576 t of oil equivalent per [75th of 125]
Commercial energy use 586.62 [90th of 119]
Electric power consumption > kWh 2,790,000,000 kWh [117th of 132]
Electric power consumption > kWh (per capita) 1,388.577 kWh per capita [82nd of 132]
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > % of output 18.39 % [26th of 131]
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > million kWh 304,000,000 million kWh [118th of 132]
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > million kWh (per capita) 151.3 million kWh per capita [95th of 132]
Electrical outages > days 18.03 days [12th of 42]
Electricity > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 3.11 % [22nd of 39]
Electricity > Consumption 3,194,000,000 kWh [104th of 210]
Electricity > Consumption (per capita) 1,557.425 kWh per capita [96th of 201]
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers 2,884,000,000 kWh [100th of 202]
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita) 1,419.814 kWh per capita [75th of 201]
Electricity > Consumption by other consumers 2,884,000,000 kWh [69th of 174]
Electricity > Consumption by other consumers (per capita) 1,419.814 kWh per capita [46th of 173]
Electricity > Conversion, transport & distribution losses 314,000,000 kWh [118th of 179]
Electricity > Conversion, transport & distribution losses (per capita) 154.584 kWh per capita [107th of 178]
Electricity > Energy balance requirement 3,147,000,000 kWh [82nd of 155]
Electricity > Energy balance requirement (per capita) 1,549.291 kWh per capita [37th of 154]
Electricity > Exports 78,000,000 kWh [68th of 80]
Electricity > Exports (per capita) 38.4 kWh per capita [52nd of 79]
Electricity > Gross inland availability 3,198,000,000 kWh [118th of 211]
Electricity > Gross inland availability (per capita) 1,574.398 kWh per capita [114th of 210]
Electricity > Gross production, public & self-producer 1,709,000,000 kWh [133rd of 211]
Electricity > Gross production, public & self-producer (per capita) 841.353 kWh per capita [137th of 210]
Electricity > Hydro > Production 1,658,000,000 kWh [86th of 147]
Electricity > Hydro > Production (per capita) 816.245 kWh per capita [35th of 146]
Electricity > Hydro > Production > Public 1,658,000,000 kWh [86th of 145]
Electricity > Hydro > Production > Public (per capita) 816.245 kWh per capita [34th of 144]
Electricity > Imports 1,567,000,000 kWh [51st of 94]
Electricity > Imports (per capita) 771,445.394 kWh per 1,000 people [22nd of 93]
Electricity > Imports > A note
supplied by South Africa (2000)
Electricity > Net inland availability 2,884,000,000 kWh [117th of 202]
Electricity > Net inland availability (per capita) 1,419.814 kWh per capita [104th of 201]
Electricity > Net production 1,709,000,000 kWh [132nd of 211]
Electricity > Net production (per capita) 841.353 kWh per capita [137th of 210]
Electricity > Production 1,606,000,000 kWh [74th of 210]
Electricity > Production (per capita) 781.478 kWh per capita [70th of 198]
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel 0% [216th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro 0% [163rd of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear 0% [76th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Other 0% [7th of 210]
Electricity > Thermal > Production 51,000,000 kWh [184th of 209]
Electricity > Thermal > Production (per capita) 25.108 kWh per capita [185th of 208]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Public 51,000,000 kWh [178th of 207]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Public (per capita) 25.108 kWh per capita [182nd of 205]
Electricity > Total production, public 1,709,000,000 kWh [132nd of 211]
Electricity > Total production, public (per capita) 841.353 kWh per capita [135th of 210]
electricity consumption > Date of > Information 2003
Electricity production > kWh 1,653,000,000 kWh [124th of 133]
Electricity production > kWh (per capita) 822.695 kWh per capita [95th of 133]
Electricity production from coal sources > % of total 0.36 % [61st of 69]
Electricity production from coal sources > kwh 6,000,000 kWh [64th of 70]
Electricity production from coal sources > kwh (per capita) 2.986 kWh per capita [61st of 74]
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > % of total 96.91 % [11th of 117]
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > kwh 1,602,000,000 kWh [83rd of 117]
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > kwh (per capita) 797.312 kWh per capita [30th of 117]
Electricity production from oil sources > % of total 2.72 % [79th of 124]
Electricity production from oil sources > kwh 45,000,000 kWh [104th of 124]
Electricity production from oil sources > kwh (per capita) 22.396 kWh per capita [95th of 129]
Fuel exports > % of merchandise exports 1.01 % [100th of 143]
Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports 10.38 % [81st of 154]
Fuelwood > Consumption by households 370,767 m³ [93rd of 116]
Fuelwood > Consumption by households and other consumers 370,767 m³ [108th of 143]
Fuelwood > Net inland availability 370,767 m³ [109th of 145]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households and other consumers 210,000 ton [66th of 138]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita) 103.385 ton per 1,000 people [32nd of 138]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by industry & construction 62,000 ton [87th of 124]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita) 30.523 ton per 1,000 people [46th of 123]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other consumers 51,000 ton [73rd of 114]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other consumers (per capita) 25.108 ton per 1,000 people [35th of 114]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other industries and construction 62,000 ton [87th of 124]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita) 30.523 ton per 1,000 people [46th of 123]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry 166,000 ton [116th of 169]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita) 81.723 ton per 1,000 people [92nd of 168]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in agriculture 159,000 ton [51st of 96]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in agriculture (per capita) 78.277 ton per 1,000 people [9th of 96]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in inland and coastal waterways 20,000 ton [41st of 55]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in inland and coastal waterways (per capita) 9.846 ton per 1,000 people [16th of 55]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport 146,000 ton [113rd of 161]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport (per capita) 71.877 ton per 1,000 people [93rd of 160]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants 11,000 ton [111st of 161]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants (per capita) 5.415 ton per 1,000 people [87th of 158]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion to other forms of energy 11,000 ton [118th of 166]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion to other forms of energy (per capita) 5.415 ton per 1,000 people [90th of 165]
Gas-diesel oils > Energy balance requirement 445,000 ton [55th of 205]
Gas-diesel oils > Energy balance requirement (per capita) 219.077 ton per 1,000 people [50th of 204]
Gas-diesel oils > Gross inland availability 445,000 ton [105th of 205]
Gas-diesel oils > Gross inland availability (per capita) 219.077 ton per 1,000 people [93rd of 204]
Gas-diesel oils > Imports 445,000 ton [78th of 192]
Gas-diesel oils > Imports (per capita) 219.077 ton per 1,000 people [59th of 191]
Gas-diesel oils > Net inland availability 438,000 ton [101st of 190]
Gas-diesel oils > Net inland availability (per capita) 215.631 ton per 1,000 people [70th of 189]
Gas-diesel oils > Statistical differences (per capita) -1,969,228,830,297.77 ton per 1e+15 people [64th of 155]
Gasoline prices 0.77 [101st of 141]
Hydroelectricity consumption 1.42 [87th of 213]
Hydroelectricity consumption (per capita) 6.992 per 10 million people [42nd of 207]
imports > kt of oil equivalent 1,016 kt of oil equivalent [75th of 130]
imports > kt of oil equivalent (per capita) 0.506 kt of oil equivalent pe [45th of 130]
imports, net > % of energy use 75.99 % [19th of 130]
Investment in energy with private participation > current US$ 1,000,000 $ [34th of 44]
Investment in energy with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.293 $ per $1,000 of GDP [71st of 91]
Investment in energy with private participation > current US$ (per capita) 0.528 $ per capita [70th of 93]
Jet Fuel > Consumption by transportation industry 32,000 ton [54th of 86]
Jet Fuel > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita) 15.754 ton per 1,000 people [38th of 84]
Jet Fuel > Consumption in air transport 32,000 ton [54th of 86]
Jet Fuel > Consumption in air transport (per capita) 15.754 ton per 1,000 people [38th of 84]
Jet Fuel > Energy balance requirement 32,000 ton [20th of 151]
Jet Fuel > Energy balance requirement (per capita) 15,753,830,642,382.1 ton per 1e+15 people [20th of 141]
Jet Fuel > Gross inland availability 32,000 ton [59th of 143]
Jet Fuel > Gross inland availability (per capita) 15,753,830,642,382.1 ton per 1e+15 people [44th of 135]
Jet Fuel > Imports 32,000 ton [78th of 145]
Jet Fuel > Imports (per capita) 15,753.831 ton per million people [60th of 140]
Jet Fuel > Net inland availability 32,000 ton [54th of 86]
Jet Fuel > Net inland availability (per capita) 15.754 ton per 1,000 people [38th of 84]
Jet Fuel > Statistical differences (per capita) 27,007,778,827,427.9 ton per 1e+15 people [12th of 106]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households and other consumers 1,000 ton [153rd of 159]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita) 492.307 ton per million people [146th of 159]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by industry & construction 6,000 ton [73rd of 94]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita) 2.954 ton per 1,000 people [45th of 93]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by other consumers 7,000 ton [48th of 87]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by other consumers (per capita) 3.988 ton per 1,000 people [24th of 87]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by other industries and construction 6,000 ton [68th of 91]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita) 2.954 ton per 1,000 people [39th of 90]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption in agriculture 1,000 ton [32nd of 33]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption in agriculture (per capita) 492.307 ton per million people [16th of 33]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Energy balance requirement 7,000 ton [90th of 161]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Energy balance requirement (per capita) 3,446.15 ton per million people [83rd of 160]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Gross inland availability 7,000 ton [139th of 166]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Gross inland availability (per capita) 3,446.15 ton per million people [134th of 165]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Imports 7,000 ton [105th of 141]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Imports (per capita) 3,446.15 ton per million people [96th of 140]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Net inland availability 7,000 ton [137th of 161]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Net inland availability (per capita) 3,446.15 ton per million people [132nd of 160]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Statistical differences (per capita) 4,109,879,386,782.51 ton per 1e+15 people [28th of 117]
Lubricants > Consumption for non-energy uses 1,000 ton [121st of 128]
Lubricants > Consumption for non-energy uses (per capita) 0.492 ton per 1,000 people [113rd of 126]
Lubricants > Energy balance requirement 1,000 ton [89th of 124]
Lubricants > Energy balance requirement (per capita) 492.307 ton per million people [81st of 118]
Lubricants > Gross inland availability 1,000 ton [124th of 143]
Lubricants > Gross inland availability (per capita) 0.492 ton per 1,000 people [121st of 134]
Lubricants > Imports 1,000 ton [107th of 121]
Lubricants > Imports (per capita) 0.492 ton per 1,000 people [98th of 114]
Lubricants > Statistical differences (per capita) 1,174,251,253,366.43 ton per 1e+15 people [29th of 74]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by industry & construction 1,000 ton [35th of 41]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita) 0.492 ton per 1,000 people [28th of 40]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by other industries and construction 1,000 ton [35th of 40]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita) 0.492 ton per 1,000 people [28th of 39]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry 324,000 ton [98th of 197]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita) 159.508 ton per 1,000 people [76th of 196]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport 324,000 ton [98th of 194]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport (per capita) 159.508 ton per 1,000 people [74th of 193]
Motor Gasoline > Gross inland availability 325,000 ton [97th of 202]
Motor Gasoline > Gross inland availability (per capita) 160 ton per 1,000 people [79th of 201]
Motor Gasoline > Imports 325,000 ton [54th of 183]
Motor Gasoline > Imports (per capita) 159,999.842 ton per million people [48th of 183]
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement 325,000 ton [32nd of 201]
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement (per capita) 159,999.842 ton per million people [42nd of 200]
Motor Gasoline > Net inland availability 325,000 ton [98th of 198]
Motor Gasoline > Net inland availability (per capita) 160 ton per 1,000 people [76th of 197]
Motor Gasoline > Statistical differences (per capita) 115,076,622,829,910 ton per 1e+15 people [9th of 131]
Natural Gas (including LNG) > Total resources 819,441 Terajoules [75th of 97]
Natural Gas (including LNG) > Total resources (per capita) 403.417 Terajoules / 1,000 ppl [40th of 96]
Natural gas > Consumption 0 cu m [102nd of 206]
Natural gas > Consumption (per capita) 0 cu m per capita [102nd of 206]
Natural gas > Exports 0 cu m [82nd of 202]
Natural gas > Imports 0 cu m [91st of 200]
Natural gas > Proved reserves 62,290,000,000 cu m [61st of 203]
natural gas consumption > Date of > Information 2003 est.
Natural gas reserves 31,150,000,000 cubic feet [52nd of 72]
Natural gas reserves (per capita) 15,337.3 cubic feet per person [24th of 71]
Oil > Consumption 19,840 bbl/day [86th of 212]
Oil > Consumption (per capita) 9.674 bbl/day per 1,000 people [85th of 190]
Oil > Exports 0 bbl/day [137th of 184]
Oil > Imports 17,750 bbl/day [97th of 186]
Oil > Production 0 bbl/day [136th of 212]
Oil > Production (per capita) 0 bbl/day per million peopl [136th of 198]
Oil > Proved reserves 0 bbl [123rd of 206]
Oil Consumption Test (per $ GDP) 6,477.331 Btu per $1 of GDP [71st of 171]
Oil Consumption Test (per capita) 18,414,822.24 Btu per capita [87th of 177]
Oil Consumption Test Test (per $ GDP) 6,477.331 Btu per $1 of GDP [71st of 171]
Oil Consumption Test Test (per capita) 18,414,822.24 Btu per capita [87th of 177]
Oil reserves 0 barrels [93rd of 97]
Oil reserves (per capita) 0 barrels per 1,000 people [93rd of 97]
Other biomass and wastes > Consumption by households 4,388 Terajoules [14th of 25]
Other biomass and wastes > Consumption by households (per capita) 2.16 Terajoules / 1,000 ppl [7th of 25]
Other biomass and wastes > Consumption by households and other consumers 4,388 Terajoules [15th of 31]
Other biomass and wastes > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita) 2.16 Terajoules / 1,000 ppl [7th of 30]
Other biomass and wastes > Energy balance requirement 4,388 Terajoules [25th of 40]
Other biomass and wastes > Energy balance requirement (per capita) 2,160.244 Terajoules / million ppl [15th of 40]
Other biomass and wastes > Gross inland availability 4,388 Terajoules [25th of 40]
Other biomass and wastes > Gross inland availability (per capita) 2,160.244 Terajoules / million ppl [15th of 40]
Other biomass and wastes > Net inland availability 4,388 Terajoules [19th of 32]
Other biomass and wastes > Net inland availability (per capita) 2.16 Terajoules / 1,000 ppl [10th of 31]
Other biomass and wastes > Production 4,388 Terajoules [24th of 38]
Other biomass and wastes > Production (per capita) 2,160.244 Terajoules / million ppl [14th of 38]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption by households and other consumers 6,000 ton [14th of 16]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita) 2.954 ton per 1,000 people [8th of 15]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption by other consumers 6,000 ton [14th of 16]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption by other consumers (per capita) 2.954 ton per 1,000 people [8th of 15]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption for non-energy uses 2,000 ton [79th of 85]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption for non-energy uses (per capita) 0.985 ton per 1,000 people [67th of 85]
Other Petroleum Products > Energy balance requirement 8,000 ton [30th of 86]
Other Petroleum Products > Energy balance requirement (per capita) 3.938 ton per 1,000 people [21st of 85]
Other Petroleum Products > Gross inland availability 8,000 ton [85th of 106]
Other Petroleum Products > Gross inland availability (per capita) 3.938 ton per 1,000 people [62nd of 105]
Other Petroleum Products > Imports 8,000 ton [47th of 70]
Other Petroleum Products > Imports (per capita) 3.938 ton per 1,000 people [33rd of 69]
Other Petroleum Products > Net inland availability 6,000 ton [26th of 37]
Other Petroleum Products > Net inland availability (per capita) 2.954 ton per 1,000 people [15th of 36]
Other Petroleum Products > Statistical differences (per capita) 9,981,135,653,614.67 ton per 1e+15 people [13th of 62]
production > kt of oil equivalent 321 kt of oil equivalent [122nd of 130]
production > kt of oil equivalent (per capita) 0.16 kt of oil equivalent pe [119th of 130]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by households and other consumers 14,000 ton [61st of 98]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita) 6.892 ton per 1,000 people [30th of 96]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by industry & construction 2,000 ton [129th of 134]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita) 0.985 ton per 1,000 people [118th of 131]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other consumers 3,000 ton [68th of 85]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other consumers (per capita) 1.477 ton per 1,000 people [51st of 84]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other industries and construction 2,000 ton [129th of 134]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita) 0.985 ton per 1,000 people [118th of 131]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by transportation industry 2,000 ton [43rd of 52]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita) 0.985 ton per 1,000 people [32nd of 51]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption in agriculture 11,000 ton [28th of 52]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption in agriculture (per capita) 5,415.379 ton per million people [7th of 51]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption in inland and coastal waterways 2,000 ton [30th of 37]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption in inland and coastal waterways (per capita) 0.985 ton per 1,000 people [25th of 36]
Residual Fuel Oil > Imports 18,000 ton [117th of 150]
Residual Fuel Oil > Imports (per capita) 8.862 ton per 1,000 people [93rd of 144]
Residual Fuel Oil > Net inland availability 18,000 ton [126th of 155]
Residual Fuel Oil > Net inland availability (per capita) 8.862 ton per 1,000 people [100th of 153]
Uranium > Estimated additional reserves 99,800 ton [4th of 34]
Uranium > Estimated additional reserves (per capita) 49,132.259 ton per million people [2nd of 34]
Uranium > Production 3,000 ton [6th of 25]
Uranium > Production (per capita) 1,476.922 ton per million people [1st of 25]
Uranium > Reasonably assured reserves 182,600 ton [6th of 38]
Uranium > Reasonably assured reserves (per capita) 89,895.296 ton per million people [2nd of 38]
Uranium Proved Reserves 213,000 tonnes [5th of 9]
Uranium Proved Reserves (per capita) 1.049 tonnes per 10 people [1st of 9]
use > kt of oil equivalent 1,337 kt of oil equivalent [129th of 132]
use > kt of oil equivalent (per capita) 0.665 kt of oil equivalent pe [94th of 132]
Wall plugs > Voltage 220 V [135th of 209]


 

SOURCES
Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; World Development Indicators database; ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption ; German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Fuel Prices and Taxation (1999) and the electronic update for2000. Available from World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002, WDI table 3.12. via ciesin.org; Energy Information Administration; Wikipedia: List of countries by natural gas consumption ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; World bank; The World Nuclear Association (WNA) http://www.world-nuclear.org.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Namibia, Republic of Namibia

Industry
 

Adjusted savings: mineral depletion > % of GNI 1.15 % of GNI [19th of 84]
Changes in inventories > constant LCU 124200000
Changes in inventories > current LCU 126684000
Changes in inventories > current US$ 19,922,000 $ [82nd of 138]
Changes in inventories > current US$ (per $ GDP) 3.252 $ per $1 million of GDP [70th of 167]
Changes in inventories > current US$ (per capita) 9.808 $ per 1,000 people [65th of 167]
Machinery and transport equipment > % of value added in manufacturing 0.53 % [88th of 91]
Manufactures exports > % of merchandise exports 40.86 % [80th of 156]
Manufactures imports > % of merchandise imports 69.45 % [78th of 155]
Manufacturing, value added > annual % growth 3.41 % [74th of 156]
Manufacturing, value added > constant 2000 US$ 455,445,100 constant 2000 US$ [81st of 155]
Manufacturing, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 224.219 constant 2000 US$ per c [52nd of 155]
Manufacturing, value added > constant LCU 2092973000
Manufacturing, value added > current LCU 4770708000
Manufacturing, value added > current US$ 750,229,300 $ [78th of 167]
Manufacturing, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 122.463 $ per $1,000 of GDP [68th of 180]
Manufacturing, value added > current US$ (per capita) 369.343 $ per capita [44th of 180]
Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports 7.35 % [28th of 154]
Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports 3.59 % [17th of 155]
Other manufacturing > % of value added in manufacturing 21.64 % [97th of 107]
Patent applications, nonresidents 120 [61st of 96]
Patent applications, nonresidents (per capita) 77.308 per 1 million people [35th of 138]
Patent applications, residents 13 [79th of 97]
Patent applications, residents (per capita) 8.375 per 1 million people [67th of 123]
Textiles and clothing > % of value added in manufacturing 1.25 % [100th of 101]
value added > annual % growth 3.44 % [87th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$ 1,210,618,000 constant 2000 US$ [97th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 595.996 constant 2000 US$ per c [63rd of 164]
value added > constant LCU 4718758000
value added > current LCU 11238980000
value added > current US$ 1,767,414,000 $ [90th of 172]
value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.289 $ per $1 of GDP [47th of 180]
value added > current US$ (per capita) 870.111 $ per capita [55th of 180]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Namibia, Republic of Namibia

 Agriculture
 
Agricultural growth 123 [38th of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area 47.15 % of land area [78th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km 388,200 sq. km [28th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km (per capita) 195,471.821 sq. km per 1,000 people [3rd of 199]
Agricultural machinery > tractors 3,150 [113rd of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors (per capita) 1.586 per 1 million people [88th of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 38.65 [125th of 188]
Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports 1.35 % [80th of 154]
Agricultural raw materials imports > % of merchandise imports 0.69 % [126th of 155]
Agriculture, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 171.348 $ per capita [71st of 164]
Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 89.862 $ per $1,000 of GDP [82nd of 182]
Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per capita) 271.021 $ per capita [55th of 182]
Arable and permanent cropland 820 thousand hectares [113rd of 148]
Arable and permanent cropland (per capita) 403.742 thousand hectares per 1 m [31st of 148]
Arable land > % of land area 0.99 % of land area [184th of 199]
Arable land > hectares 815,000 hectares [116th of 199]
Arable land > hectares (per capita) 410.38 hectares per 1,000 peop [27th of 200]
Cereal production 123 thousand metric tons [38th of 149]
Cereal production (per capita) 0.0605613 thousand metric tons per [11th of 149]
Cereal production growth 34% [35th of 149]
Cereal yield > kg per hectare 446.9 kg/ha [166th of 171]
Crop production index 110.8 % [65th of 182]
Exports to USA > Apples $0.00 [11th of 14]
Exports to USA > Apples (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [10th of 14]
Exports to USA > Arrowroot salep sago pith etc $0.00 [39th of 52]
Exports to USA > Arrowroot salep sago pith etc (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [39th of 52]
Fertilizer consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 3.68 100 g/ha of arable land [164th of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons 300 metric tons [159th of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons (per capita) 0.153 metric tons per 1 milli [160th of 176]
Fertilizer use 0.4 kg [135th of 138]
Food production index 114 % [40th of 182]
Irrigated land > % of cropland 0.98 % [135th of 164]
Labor share 40.5% [57th of 149]
Land under cereal production > hectares 244,300 hectares [116th of 176]
Land under cereal production > hectares (per capita) 120,270.651 hectares per 1,000 peop [49th of 177]
Livestock production index 113.9 % [39th of 181]
Meat production 71 thousand metric tons [118th of 149]
Meat production (per capita) 0.0349582 thousand metric tons per [50th of 149]
Meat production growth 33% [70th of 149]
Permanent cropland > % of land area 0.01 % of land area [184th of 187]
Permanent crops 4,000 hectares [159th of 181]
Permanent crops (per capita) 1.96947 hectares per 1,000 peopl [162nd of 181]
Products
millet, sorghum, peanuts, grapes; livestock; fish
Root and tuber production 240 thousand metric tons [109th of 149]
Root and tuber production (per capita) 0.118168 thousand metric tons per [46th of 149]
Root and tuber production growth 17% [58th of 149]
Tractor concentration 3.8 [90th of 147]
Tractors 3,150 [106th of 147]
Tractors (per capita) 1,550.96 per 1 million people [78th of 147]
Value added 11.32 [84th of 158]
value added > annual % growth 3.46 % [58th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$ 348,050,500 constant 2000 US$ [109th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 171.348 constant 2000 US$ per c [71st of 164]
value added > constant LCU 1749489000
value added > current LCU 3500701000
value added > current US$ 550,511,300 $ [105th of 172]
value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 89.862 $ per $1,000 of GDP [82nd of 182]
value added > current US$ (per capita) 271.021 $ per capita [55th of 182]
value added per worker > constant 2000 US$ 1,099.39 constant 2000 US$ [96th of 163]
Workers per hectare 0.4 [80th of 148]

 

SOURCES
 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Agribusiness Online; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The World Bank

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Namibia, Republic of Namibia

Transportation
 

Air transport, freight > million tons per km 60.43 million tons/km [69th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried 305,548 [115th of 164]
Air transport, passengers carried (per capita) 150.423 per 1,000 people [86th of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 6,342 [118th of 164]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita) 3.122 per 1,000 people [76th of 177]
Aircraft departures 5,500 [113rd of 155]
Aircraft departures (per capita) 2.70803 per 1,000 people [77th of 155]
Airports 137 [44th of 247]
Airports (per $ GDP) 21.502 per billion $ of GDP [20th of 200]
Airports (per capita) 66.664 per million people [33rd of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 13 [41st of 181]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 13 [35th of 139]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 2,382.698 per $1 trillion of GDP [18th of 150]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 6.326 per million people [30th of 178]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 6.40079 per 1 million people [19th of 131]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 2 [84th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 2 [102nd of 158]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP) 0.367 per $1 billion of GDP [58th of 141]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.973 per million people [44th of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.984737 per 1 million people [36th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 4 [52nd of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 3 [81st of 157]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 0.55 per $1 billion of GDP [33rd of 133]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 1.46 per million people [49th of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 1.96947 per 1 million people [35th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 2 [60th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 3 [62nd of 157]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per $ GDP) 549.853 per $1 trillion of GDP [19th of 136]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 1.46 per million people [23rd of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 0.984737 per 1 million people [28th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 21 [77th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 3.296 per billion $ of GDP [30th of 179]
Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita) 10.219 per million people [59th of 228]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 22 [17th of 133]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 22 [14th of 99]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 4,032.258 per $1 trillion of GDP [11th of 118]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 10.705 per million people [7th of 130]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 10.8321 per 1 million people [4th of 94]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 2 [17th of 39]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 2 [25th of 47]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP) 366.569 per $1 trillion of GDP [8th of 40]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.984737 per 1 million people [5th of 38]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 973.198 per billion people [5th of 46]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 72 [19th of 175]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 71 [15th of 137]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 13,196.481 per $1 trillion of GDP [14th of 152]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 34.9581 per 1 million people [9th of 130]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 35.035 per million people [11th of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 116 [34th of 204]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 18,205.96 per trillion $ of GDP [18th of 165]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita) 56.445 per million people [25th of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 20 [83rd of 187]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 3,138.959 per trillion $ of GDP [39th of 172]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 9.732 per million people [50th of 184]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Left side
Highways > Paved 9,172 km [41st of 113]
Highways > Paved (per capita) 4.842 km per 1,000 people [26th of 108]
Highways > Total 66,467 km [26th of 118]
Highways > Total (per capita) 35.085 km per 1,000 people [2nd of 113]
Highways > Unpaved 57,285 km [11th of 113]
Highways > Unpaved (per capita) 30.239 km per 1,000 people [1st of 108]
Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ 450,000,000 $ [7th of 30]
Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP) 139.928 $ per $1,000 of GDP [1st of 69]
Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ (per capita) 233.169 $ per 1,000 people [1st of 70]
Merchant marine > By type cargo 1
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries 1 [99th of 118]
Merchant marine > Total 1 [149th of 157]
Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP) 0.157 per billion $ of GDP [98th of 132]
Merchant marine > Total (per capita) 0.479 per million people [131st of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 3,605 Dwt [144th of 157]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP) 0.566 Dwt per million $ of GDP [111st of 129]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita) 1.754 Dwt per 1,000 people [138th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 2,265 GRT [150th of 157]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP) 0.355 GRT per million $ of GDP [112nd of 130]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita) 1.102 GRT per 1,000 people [139th of 156]
Ports and harbors Luderitz, Walvis Bay
Ports and terminals Luderitz, Walvis Bay
Rail lines > total route-km 2,382 km [46th of 111]
Railways > Narrow gauge 2,382 km 1.067-m gauge
Railways > Total 2,382 km [66th of 220]
Railways > Total (per $ GDP) 373.85 km per billion $ of GDP [6th of 189]
Railways > Total (per capita) 1,161.486 km per million people [4th of 218]
Railways, goods transported > million ton-km 1,081.6 million ton-km [53rd of 84]
Railways, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 654.901 million ton-km per 1 mi [35th of 111]
Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km 48.5 million passenger-km [75th of 83]
Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km (per capita) 29.366 million passenger-km pe [75th of 108]
Roads, goods transported > million ton-km 591 million ton-km [23rd of 52]
Roads, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 0.302 million ton-km per 1 mi [35th of 72]
Roads, passengers carried > million passenger-km 47 million passenger-km [29th of 33]
Roads, passengers carried > million passenger-km (per capita) 0.024 million passenger-km pe [39th of 50]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 12.8 % [52nd of 163]
Roads, total network > km 42,237 km [39th of 172]
Roadways > Paved 5,406 km [36th of 81]
Roadways > Total 42,237 km [30th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved 36,831 km [18th of 79]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
commission established with Botswana to resolve small residual disputes along the Caprivi Strip, including the Situngu marshlands along the Linyanti River; Botswana residents protest Namibia's planned construction of the Okavango hydroelectric dam on Popa Falls; managed dispute with South Africa over the location of the boundary in the Orange River; Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe boundary convergence is not clearly defined or delimited; Angolan rebels and refugees still reside in Namibia
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 87.49 % [7th of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 23.32 % [84th of 153]
Vehicle abundance 2.16 per square km [88th of 141]
Waterways 0 km [66th of 165]


 

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World standards on users.pandora.be; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Namibia, Republic of Namibia

Taxation
 

Average time to clear customs > days 1.34 days [25th of 39]
Customs and other import duties > % of tax revenue 34.67 % [11th of 82]
Customs and other import duties > current LCU 3035880000
Highest marginal tax rate, corporate rate > % 35 % [10th of 108]
Highest marginal tax rate, individual > on income exceeding, US$ 31,446.54 $ [37th of 93]
Highest marginal tax rate, individual rate > % 35 % [33rd of 102]
Net taxes on products > constant LCU 2263878000
Net taxes on products > current LCU 3538706000
Net taxes on products > current US$ 556,487,900 $ [91st of 159]
Net taxes on products > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.091 $ per $1 billion of GDP [77th of 174]
Net taxes on products > current US$ (per capita) 273.963 $ per 1 million people [58th of 174]
Other taxes > % of revenue 1.66 % [53rd of 91]
Other taxes > current LCU 158000000
Social contributions > % of revenue 0.63 % [74th of 78]
Social contributions > current LCU 59880000
Tax payments > number 34 [81st of 171]
Tax payments > number (per capita) 16.738 per 1 million people [41st of 170]
Tax rates > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 17.15 % [7th of 39]
Tax revenue > % of GDP 25.88 % [12th of 98]
Tax revenue > current LCU 8756880000
Taxes on exports > % of tax revenue 3.81 % [8th of 36]
Taxes on exports > current LCU 6900
Taxes on goods and services > % of revenue 20.46 % [80th of 98]
Taxes on goods and services > % value added of industry and services 7.06 % [69th of 89]
Taxes on goods and services > current LCU 1950700000
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of revenue 37.9 % [11th of 98]
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of total taxes 41.25 % [31st of 98]
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > current LCU 3612300000
Taxes on international trade > % of revenue 31.85 % [7th of 86]
Taxes on international trade > current LCU 3035880000
Total tax rate > % of profit 25.6 % [160th of 171]


 

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Namibia, Republic of Namibia

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