Electricity generation from oil in Zambia
Zambia: Electricity generation from oil was 0.34 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from oil in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.34 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3,300.0% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Zambia peaked at 0.71 terawatt-hours in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2022.
That places Zambia 121st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from oil in Zambia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | -75.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.41 terawatt-hours | +1950.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | +108.8% |
| 2018 | 0.46 terawatt-hours | -35.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | +30.4% |
| 2020 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | -46.7% |
| 2021 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | -62.5% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2024 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +3300.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.34 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.34 terawatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.34 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.315 terawatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +3300.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.34 terawatt-hours |
| 2014 | +1950.0% | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.41 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.027 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.298 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.71 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.158 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.34 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 118 Cape Verde 0.36 terawatt-hours compare
- 119 Cameroon 0.35 terawatt-hours compare
- 119 Chad 0.35 terawatt-hours compare
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 0.34 terawatt-hours compare
- 121 French Guiana 0.34 terawatt-hours compare
- 121 Somalia 0.34 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Zambia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.0312 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Zambia?
- Electricity generation from oil in Zambia was 0.34 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.71 terawatt-hours in 2017.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Zambia ranks 121st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.