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Hydro share of electricity — Zambia

Hydro share of electricity in Zambia in 2023 — 87.79%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 127. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 11.44 pp.

2023 87.79% +0.12 pp vs 2022
World rank 10of 127
Period maximum 99.52%2008
Period minimum 83.31%2019

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Zambia, 1990–2023808590951001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 99.23%1991: 99.28%1992: 99.07%1993: 99.29%1994: 99.4%1995: 99.33%1996: 99.29%1997: 99.31%1998: 99.16%1999: 99.33%2000: 98.89%2001: 98.88%2002: 98.9%2003: 98.91%2004: 98.98%2005: 98.97%2006: 99.47%2007: 99.45%2008: 99.52%2009: 99.34%2010: 99.27%2011: 99.33%2012: 99.32%2013: 99.36%2014: 96.69%2015: 96.53%2016: 93.77%2017: 85.87%2018: 84.22%2019: 83.31%2020: 83.9%2021: 90.66%2022: 87.66%2023: 87.79%
Change over the period: −11.44 pp Annual average: -0.35 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Zambia 87.79%
World 14.54%
Sub-Saharan Africa 29.47%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 13.25%
Hydro share of electricity — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 87.79 +0.12 pp
2022 87.66 −3 pp
2021 90.66 +6.75 pp
2020 83.9 +0.6 pp
2019 83.31 −0.91 pp
2018 84.22 −1.65 pp
2017 85.87 −7.9 pp
2016 93.77 −2.77 pp
2015 96.53 −0.15 pp
2014 96.69 −2.68 pp
2013 99.36 +0.05 pp
2012 99.32 −0.01 pp
2011 99.33 +0.06 pp
2010 99.27 −0.07 pp
2009 99.34 −0.18 pp
2008 99.52 +0.07 pp
2007 99.45 −0.01 pp
2006 99.47 +0.49 pp
2005 98.97 −0.01 pp
2004 98.98 +0.07 pp
2003 98.91 +0.01 pp
2002 98.9 +0.02 pp
2001 98.88 −0 pp
2000 98.89 −0.44 pp
1999 99.33 +0.17 pp
1998 99.16 −0.15 pp
1997 99.31 +0.02 pp
1996 99.29 −0.04 pp
1995 99.33 −0.07 pp
1994 99.4 +0.11 pp
1993 99.29 +0.22 pp
1992 99.07 −0.21 pp
1991 99.28 +0.06 pp
1990 99.23 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

ET Ethiopia 96.49 UG Uganda 89.85 ZM Zambia 87.79 MZ Mozambique 82.78 RW Rwanda 49.66 ZW Zimbabwe 45.09 MG Madagascar 37.24 TZ Tanzania 25.52 KE Kenya 20.99 MU Mauritius 2.88
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About the indicator

The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.

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

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