World vs Zambia: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- World
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 22.9% against 13.1% in World, a difference of 9.8%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.8 times World's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1966 it was World ahead.
World ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, World averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5% | 9.1% | 0.4% | World |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 12.7% | 3.0% | World |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 11.2% | 3.3% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.9% | 0.7% | World |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 14.7% | 0.6% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 13.6% | 0.8% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, World or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 22.9% against 13.1% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between World and Zambia?
- 9.8%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zambia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do World and Zambia rank globally for fuel imports?
- World ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 34th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.