Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Zambia

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Zambia in 2024 — 12.52%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 12 pp.

2024 12.52% +1.52 pp vs 2023
World rank 28of 196
Period maximum 15.36%2018
Period minimum 0.09%2011

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Zambia, 2000–2024051015202000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.52%2001: 0.63%2002: 0.74%2003: 0.72%2004: 0.59%2005: 0.67%2006: 0.1%2007: 0.1%2008: 0.1%2009: 0.1%2010: 0.1%2011: 0.09%2012: 0.16%2013: 0.15%2014: 2.82%2015: 2.96%2016: 5.69%2017: 13.67%2018: 15.36%2019: 15.35%2020: 14.51%2021: 8.02%2022: 11.09%2023: 11%2024: 12.52%
Change over the period: +12 pp Annual average: 0.5 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Zambia 12.52%
World computed 59.17%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 60.95%
Eastern Africa computed 21.23%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 12.52 +1.52 pp
2023 11 −0.09 pp
2022 11.09 +3.07 pp
2021 8.02 −6.49 pp
2020 14.51 −0.84 pp
2019 15.35 −0.01 pp
2018 15.36 +1.69 pp
2017 13.67 +7.98 pp
2016 5.69 +2.73 pp
2015 2.96 +0.14 pp
2014 2.82 +2.67 pp
2013 0.15 −0.01 pp
2012 0.16 +0.07 pp
2011 0.09 −0.01 pp
2010 0.1 +0 pp
2009 0.1 +0 pp
2008 0.1 +0 pp
2007 0.1 +0 pp
2006 0.1 −0.57 pp
2005 0.67 +0.08 pp
2004 0.59 −0.13 pp
2003 0.72 −0.02 pp
2002 0.74 +0.11 pp
2001 0.63 +0.11 pp
2000 0.52

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.