IDA total vs Zambia: Energy intensity level of primary energy

IDA total
5.03 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP
in 2021
Zambia
7.82 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP
in 2021
IDA total rank
22nd
Zambia rank
22nd

Energy intensity level of primary energy over time

  • IDA total
  • Zambia
051015200020102021

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 7.82 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP against 5.03 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in IDA total, a difference of 2.79 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.6 times IDA total's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 6.76 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 11.08 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 4.31 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP Zambia
2010s 5.34 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 7.89 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 2.55 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP Zambia
2020s 5.04 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 7.85 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 2.81 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity level of primary energy, IDA total or Zambia?
Zambia, at 7.82 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP against 5.03 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in IDA total as of 2021.
What is the difference in energy intensity level of primary energy between IDA total and Zambia?
2.79 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do IDA total and Zambia rank globally for energy intensity level of primary energy?
IDA total ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP)
Unit
MJ/$2021 PPP GDP
Source
Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 5,534 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.