Energy intensity level of primary energy in Zambia
Zambia: Energy intensity level of primary energy was 7.82 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Zambia, 2000–2021
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). Measured in MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, energy intensity level of primary energy in Zambia stood at 7.82 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity level of primary energy in Zambia peaked at 12.77 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.5 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, in 2019.
That places Zambia 22nd out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Zambia, year by year
| Year | MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.77 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | — |
| 2001 | 12.53 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 12.37 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 11.94 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 11.47 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 11.04 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 10.47 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 9.84 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 9.45 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 8.88 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 8.31 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 8.28 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.07 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 7.9 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 7.86 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.83 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.73 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.77 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.69 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 7.5 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 7.88 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 7.82 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.08 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 8.88 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 12.77 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.89 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 7.5 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 8.31 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.85 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 7.82 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 7.88 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 19 Russian Federation 8.46 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 8.32 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 21 Central African Republic 8.31 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 23 Kuwait 7.75 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 7.55 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 25 Burundi 7.4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
More energy & mining data for Zambia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ 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 energy intensity level of primary energy in Zambia?
- Energy intensity level of primary energy in Zambia was 7.82 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2021, according to 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).
- What is the highest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.77 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for energy intensity level of primary energy?
- Zambia ranks 22nd out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is energy intensity level of primary energy rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.