Niger vs Zambia: Energy intensity

Niger
0.546 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Zambia
0.5848 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Niger rank
143rd
Zambia rank
140th

Energy intensity over time

  • Niger
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.5848 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.546 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Niger, a difference of 0.0388 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.

Niger ranks 143rd and Zambia ranks 140th of 165 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4091 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.13 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.72 kilowatt-hours per dollar Zambia
1990s 0.5715 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.33 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.7621 kilowatt-hours per dollar Zambia
2000s 0.4182 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.7275 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3093 kilowatt-hours per dollar Zambia
2010s 0.5664 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5012 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0652 kilowatt-hours per dollar Niger
2020s 0.5381 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6056 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0675 kilowatt-hours per dollar Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity, Niger or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.5848 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.546 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Niger as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity between Niger and Zambia?
0.0388 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zambia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Niger and Zambia rank globally for energy intensity?
Niger ranks 143rd and Zambia ranks 140th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 7,844 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.