Net energy imports in Zambia
Net imports covered 12.7% of energy use in Zambia in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2016.
Zambia, 2024
12.7%
Change from 2023
+3.8percentage points
World, 2023
14.6%
Position in 2024
88th of 139
Net energy imports in Zambia over time
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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.7% | – |
| 2023 | 8.9% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | 0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | 0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -0.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.8 percentage points from 8.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 10.1%, the figure has changed by +2.6 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Zambia has the 88th highest value.