Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology in Zambia
Zambia: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology was 10.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 10.0% for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Zambia peaked at 16.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2020.
Zambia ranks 184th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 10.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 22% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 10.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.0%, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 15.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 11.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More energy & mining data for Zambia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Zambia?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Zambia was 10.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Zambia ranks 184th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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