People without electricity country, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.464 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people without electricity country, per capita in Zambia stood at 0.464 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.8725 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.464 units per person, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 19th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.861 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.8725 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.808 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8579 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8506 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8433 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.827 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8289 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.81 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8146 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.833 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.798 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.826 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.815 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.797 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.767 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.759 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.815 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.743 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.734 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.78 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.717 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.708 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.699 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.721 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.689 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.646 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.597 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.598 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.57 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.554 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.533 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.522 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.489 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.464 units per person | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8374 units per person | 0.808 units per person | 0.8725 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7887 units per person | 0.734 units per person | 0.833 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6725 units per person | 0.57 units per person | 0.78 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5124 units per person | 0.464 units per person | 0.554 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 people without electricity country, per capita in Zambia?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Zambia was 0.464 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8725 units per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.464 units per person in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 19th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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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People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.