IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Zambia
Zambia: IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil was 1.33 Index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Zambia, 1971–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Zambia is 1.33 Index, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 47.4% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Zambia peaked at 5.02 Index in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0138 Index, in 2022.
Zambia ranks 71st of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.02 Index | — |
| 1972 | 1.81 Index | -63.9% |
| 1973 | 1.34 Index | -26.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9941 Index | -25.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9588 Index | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.636 Index | -33.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5162 Index | -18.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5685 Index | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 0.511 Index | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4624 Index | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5561 Index | +20.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4777 Index | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5275 Index | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5438 Index | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4965 Index | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5107 Index | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7397 Index | +44.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5276 Index | -28.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4133 Index | -21.7% |
| 1990 | 0.287 Index | -30.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2542 Index | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3041 Index | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2074 Index | -31.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3685 Index | +77.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5174 Index | +40.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4745 Index | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3904 Index | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5393 Index | +38.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4894 Index | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4338 Index | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4385 Index | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4272 Index | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4193 Index | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4095 Index | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4123 Index | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1337 Index | -67.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1446 Index | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1254 Index | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1206 Index | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1237 Index | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1297 Index | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1448 Index | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1422 Index | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.82 Index | +1886.0% |
| 2015 | 2.99 Index | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 2.93 Index | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.86 Index | +66.3% |
| 2018 | 2.81 Index | -42.3% |
| 2019 | 4.07 Index | +44.9% |
| 2020 | 2.11 Index | -48.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6733 Index | -68.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0138 Index | -98.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0451 Index | +226.7% |
| 2024 | 2.54 Index | +5531.1% |
| 2025 | 1.33 Index | -47.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.33 Index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.95 Index, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.33 Index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8 Index, 15% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - 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 | +5531.1% | 0.0451 Index | 2.54 Index |
| 2014 | +1886.0% | 0.1422 Index | 2.82 Index |
| 2023 | +226.7% | 0.0138 Index | 0.0451 Index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.37 Index | 0.511 Index | 5.02 Index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5255 Index | 0.4133 Index | 0.7397 Index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3832 Index | 0.2074 Index | 0.5393 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3065 Index | 0.1206 Index | 0.4385 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 Index | 0.1237 Index | 4.86 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 Index | 0.0138 Index | 2.54 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Zambia?
- Ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Zambia was 1.33 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 Index in 1971.
- What is the lowest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0138 Index in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil?
- Zambia ranks 71st out of 136 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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