Electricity generation per person in Zambia
Zambia: Electricity generation per person was 925.17 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation per person in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 925.17 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation per person in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Zambia peaked at 966.11 kilowatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 695.86 kilowatt-hours, in 2016.
Zambia ranks 151st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 760.62 kilowatt-hours | 731.88 kilowatt-hours | 798.05 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 820.98 kilowatt-hours | 695.86 kilowatt-hours | 913.48 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 906.66 kilowatt-hours | 799.08 kilowatt-hours | 966.11 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Zambia
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 73.0% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 2.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 71.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation per person in Zambia?
- Electricity generation per person in Zambia was 925.17 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation per person recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 966.11 kilowatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 695.86 kilowatt-hours in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for electricity generation per person?
- Zambia ranks 151st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.