Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Zambia
Zambia: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 80.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Zambia is 80.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Zambia peaked at 90.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2023.
That places Zambia 13th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 83.0% | — |
| 1991 | 82.3% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 85.2% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 86.9% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 89.6% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 89.8% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 89.2% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 88.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 88.4% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.1% | 82.3% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 88.0% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 82.6% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 80.4% | 82.6% | 4 |
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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 energy share in the total final energy consumption in Zambia?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Zambia was 80.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Zambia ranks 13th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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