Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.536 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.536 units per person for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 92.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.536 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1275 units per person, in 1991.
Zambia ranks 196th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.139 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1275 units per person | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.192 units per person | +50.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1421 units per person | -26.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1494 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1567 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.173 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1711 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.19 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1854 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.167 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.202 units per person | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 0.174 units per person | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.185 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.203 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.233 units per person | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.241 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.185 units per person | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 0.257 units per person | +38.9% |
| 2009 | 0.266 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.22 units per person | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 0.283 units per person | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 0.292 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.301 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.279 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.311 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.354 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.403 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.402 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.43 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.446 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.467 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.478 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.511 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.536 units per person | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1626 units per person | 0.1275 units per person | 0.192 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2113 units per person | 0.167 units per person | 0.266 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3275 units per person | 0.22 units per person | 0.43 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4876 units per person | 0.446 units per person | 0.536 units per person | 5 |
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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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Zambia?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Zambia was 0.536 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.536 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1275 units per person in 1991.
- How does Zambia rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 196th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.