Renewable energy consumption in Zambia
Zambia: Renewable energy consumption was 88.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Zambia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Zambia stood at 88.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Zambia peaked at 93.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 1991.
Zambia ranks 7th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.1% | 82.3% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 89.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 88.0% | 92.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Zambia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Zambia was 88.0% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 1991.
- How does Zambia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Zambia ranks 7th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption