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Access to electricity — Zambia

Access to electricity in Zambia in 2024 — 53.6%. Ranked 197 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 39.7 pp.

2024 53.6% +2.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 197of 215
Period maximum 53.6%2024
Period minimum 12.8%1991

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Zambia, 1990–2024020406019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 13.9%1991: 12.8%1992: 19.2%1993: 14.2%1994: 14.9%1995: 15.7%1996: 17.3%1997: 17.1%1998: 19%1999: 18.5%2000: 16.7%2001: 20.2%2002: 17.4%2003: 18.5%2004: 20.3%2005: 23.3%2006: 24.1%2007: 18.5%2008: 25.7%2009: 26.6%2010: 22%2011: 28.3%2012: 29.2%2013: 30.1%2014: 27.9%2015: 31.1%2016: 35.4%2017: 40.3%2018: 40.2%2019: 43%2020: 44.6%2021: 46.7%2022: 47.8%2023: 51.1%2024: 53.6%
Change over the period: +39.7 pp Annual average: 1.17 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia

Zambia 53.6%
World 91.9%
Sub-Saharan Africa 55.1%
Eastern Africa computed 52.5%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 92.4%
Access to electricity — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 53.6 +2.5 pp
2023 51.1 +3.3 pp
2022 47.8 +1.1 pp
2021 46.7 +2.1 pp
2020 44.6 +1.6 pp
2019 43 +2.8 pp
2018 40.2 −0.1 pp
2017 40.3 +4.9 pp
2016 35.4 +4.3 pp
2015 31.1 +3.2 pp
2014 27.9 −2.2 pp
2013 30.1 +0.9 pp
2012 29.2 +0.9 pp
2011 28.3 +6.3 pp
2010 22 −4.6 pp
2009 26.6 +0.9 pp
2008 25.7 +7.2 pp
2007 18.5 −5.6 pp
2006 24.1 +0.8 pp
2005 23.3 +3 pp
2004 20.3 +1.8 pp
2003 18.5 +1.1 pp
2002 17.4 −2.8 pp
2001 20.2 +3.5 pp
2000 16.7 −1.8 pp
1999 18.5 −0.5 pp
1998 19 +1.9 pp
1997 17.1 −0.2 pp
1996 17.3 +1.6 pp
1995 15.7 +0.7 pp
1994 14.9 +0.7 pp
1993 14.2 −5 pp
1992 19.2 +6.4 pp
1991 12.8 −1.1 pp
1990 13.9 —

Eastern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MU Mauritius 100 SC Seychelles 100 KM Comoros 91.7 KE Kenya 77 RW Rwanda 72 DJ Djibouti 69.2 ZW Zimbabwe 62 ET Ethiopia 56.6 ER Eritrea 55.3 UG Uganda 55.3 SO Somalia 54.4 ZM Zambia 53.6 TZ Tanzania 52.4 MG Madagascar 42.5 MZ Mozambique 36.9 BI Burundi 20.1 MW Malawi 15.6 SS South Sudan 5.4
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About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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