Renewable energy electricity output in Zambia
Zambia: Renewable energy electricity output was 13,035 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy electricity output in Zambia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 13,035 GWh for renewable energy electricity output in 2015.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Zambia peaked at 14,042 GWh in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6,516 GWh, in 1992.
Zambia ranks 48th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,780 GWh | 6,516 GWh | 8,982 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,805 GWh | 7,750 GWh | 9,881 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,438 GWh | 10,435 GWh | 14,042 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy electricity output in Zambia?
- Renewable energy electricity output in Zambia was 13,035 GWh 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 electricity output recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,042 GWh in 2014.
- What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,516 GWh in 1992.
- How does Zambia rank for renewable energy electricity output?
- Zambia ranks 48th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.