Renewable energy share in Zambia
Renewable sources provided 83.0% of final energy consumption in Zambia in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest since 1992.
Zambia, 2021
83.0%
Change from 2020
−2.4percentage points
World, 2020
19.7%
Position in 2021
11th of 212
Renewable energy share in Zambia over time
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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83.0% | – |
| 2020 | 85.4% | 19.7% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | 17.6% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 85.3% | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | 16.9% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | 16.7% |
| 2009 | 89.2% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 89.7% | 16.7% |
| 2005 | 88.9% | 16.6% |
| 2004 | 89.4% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | 89.6% | 17.2% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | 17.2% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | 17.5% |
| 1999 | 89.8% | 17.9% |
| 1998 | 87.8% | 17.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.4 percentage points from 85.4% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 87.9%, the figure has changed by −4.9 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Zambia has the 11th highest value.