Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Zambia
Zambia: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 51.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Zambia is 51.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Zambia peaked at 51.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1991.
Zambia ranks 195th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.9% | — |
| 1991 | 12.8% | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 19.2% | +50.6% |
| 1993 | 14.2% | -26.0% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 17.1% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | +38.9% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 44.6% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 12.8% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 16.7% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 22.0% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 44.6% | 51.1% | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Zambia?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Zambia was 51.1% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1991.
- How does Zambia rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Zambia ranks 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.