Renewable electricity output in Zambia
Zambia: Renewable electricity output was 92.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity output in Zambia, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity output in Zambia is 92.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Zambia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2019.
Zambia ranks 15th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.2% | — |
| 1991 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 94.8% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 94.8% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 84.3% | 99.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 85.5% | 92.0% | 2 |
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- 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 renewable electricity output in Zambia?
- Renewable electricity output in Zambia was 92.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for renewable electricity output?
- Zambia ranks 15th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.