Eritrea vs Zambia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person

Eritrea
113.14 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Zambia
115.88 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Eritrea rank
171st
Zambia rank
169th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time

  • Eritrea
  • Zambia
050100150200020122024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 115.88 kilowatt-hours against 113.14 kilowatt-hours in Eritrea, a difference of 2.74 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 169th of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 103.6 kilowatt-hours 3.26 kilowatt-hours 100.34 kilowatt-hours Eritrea
2010s 98.18 kilowatt-hours 46.96 kilowatt-hours 51.21 kilowatt-hours Eritrea
2020s 114.83 kilowatt-hours 102.94 kilowatt-hours 11.88 kilowatt-hours Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, Eritrea or Zambia?
Zambia, at 115.88 kilowatt-hours against 113.14 kilowatt-hours in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between Eritrea and Zambia?
2.74 kilowatt-hours, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Zambia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Zambia rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
Eritrea ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 169th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,157 data points, 1920–2025
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