Energy consumption per capita — all countries

Energy consumption per capita — Zambia

Energy consumption per capita in Zambia in 2024 — 8.2 MMBtu. Ranked 156 in the world out of 214. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 32.6%.

2024 8.2 MMBtu −2.74% vs 2023
World rank 156of 214
Period maximum 12.1 MMBtu1980
Period minimum 4.5 MMBtu2007

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million Btu per capita

Energy consumption per capita — Zambia, 1980–202446810121419801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 12.1 MMBtu1981: 10.8 MMBtu1982: 10.6 MMBtu1983: 10.1 MMBtu1984: 9.4 MMBtu1985: 8.8 MMBtu1986: 8.6 MMBtu1987: 8.4 MMBtu1988: 8.7 MMBtu1989: 7.6 MMBtu1990: 7.5 MMBtu1991: 6.8 MMBtu1992: 7.1 MMBtu1993: 6.4 MMBtu1994: 6.1 MMBtu1995: 5.4 MMBtu1996: 5.3 MMBtu1997: 5.5 MMBtu1998: 5.4 MMBtu1999: 4.8 MMBtu2000: 4.7 MMBtu2001: 4.8 MMBtu2002: 5 MMBtu2003: 5.1 MMBtu2004: 5.1 MMBtu2005: 5.2 MMBtu2006: 5.1 MMBtu2007: 4.5 MMBtu2008: 4.7 MMBtu2009: 4.6 MMBtu2010: 4.6 MMBtu2011: 5.1 MMBtu2012: 5.5 MMBtu2013: 5.6 MMBtu2014: 5.9 MMBtu2015: 5.9 MMBtu2016: 5.9 MMBtu2017: 6.7 MMBtu2018: 7.1 MMBtu2019: 6.7 MMBtu2020: 6.9 MMBtu2021: 7.2 MMBtu2022: 6.8 MMBtu2023: 8.4 MMBtu2024: 8.2 MMBtu
Change over the period: −3.9 (−32.61%) Average annual rate: -0.89 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Zambia 8.2 MMBtu
World computed 73.8 MMBtu
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.1 MMBtu
Eastern Africa computed 3.8 MMBtu
Lower-middle-income countries computed 25 MMBtu
Energy consumption per capita — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year MMBtu Change Change, %
2024 8.2 −0.2 −2.74%
2023 8.4 +1.6 +23.76%
2022 6.8 −0.4 −5.67%
2021 7.2 +0.3 +4.29%
2020 6.9 +0.2 +2.93%
2019 6.7 −0.4 −5.23%
2018 7.1 +0.4 +5.72%
2017 6.7 +0.8 +13.35%
2016 5.9 −0 −0.24%
2015 5.9 −0 −0.24%
2014 5.9 +0.4 +6.68%
2013 5.6 +0.1 +1.05%
2012 5.5 +0.4 +7.17%
2011 5.1 +0.5 +11.13%
2010 4.6 +0 +0.44%
2009 4.6 −0.1 −2.65%
2008 4.7 +0.2 +5.1%
2007 4.5 −0.6 −12.63%
2006 5.1 −0.1 −2.01%
2005 5.2 +0.1 +2.11%
2004 5.1 +0 +0.46%
2003 5.1 +0.1 +2.61%
2002 5 +0.1 +2.93%
2001 4.8 +0.1 +3.06%
2000 4.7 −0.1 −2.82%
1999 4.8 −0.6 −11.03%
1998 5.4 −0.1 −2.08%
1997 5.5 +0.3 +4.83%
1996 5.3 −0.1 −2.36%
1995 5.4 −0.7 −11.59%
1994 6.1 −0.2 −3.5%
1993 6.4 −0.7 −10.22%
1992 7.1 +0.3 +4.61%
1991 6.8 −0.7 −9.79%
1990 7.5 −0.1 −1.12%
1989 7.6 −1.1 −12.84%
1988 8.7 +0.3 +3.1%
1987 8.4 −0.2 −2.43%
1986 8.6 −0.2 −2.12%
1985 8.8 −0.5 −5.77%
1984 9.4 −0.7 −6.84%
1983 10.1 −0.5 −5.15%
1982 10.6 −0.1 −1.31%
1981 10.8 −1.4 −11.18%
1980 12.1

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption per resident. The indicator is broader than electricity consumption per capita and therefore gives a fairer answer to the question of the energy standard of living: it includes fuel for transport and heating, and it is those, not electricity, that make up most of the spending in cold and car-dependent countries. The spread between countries is more than a hundredfold, and the top of the list holds not only rich states but also fuel exporters, where energy is cheap, and countries with energy-intensive industry.

Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry and transport, not on households. Not to be confused with electricity consumption per capita: electricity is part of this figure, usually between a fifth and a third of it.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).