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Primary energy consumption — Zambia

Primary energy consumption in Zambia in 2024 — 0.174 quad Btu. Ranked 113 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 147.5%.

2024 0.174 quad Btu +0.03% vs 2023
World rank 113of 218
Period maximum 0.174 quad Btu2024
Period minimum 0.047 quad Btu2000

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — Zambia, 1980–202400.050.10.150.219801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 0.07 quad Btu1981: 0.064 quad Btu1982: 0.066 quad Btu1983: 0.064 quad Btu1984: 0.062 quad Btu1985: 0.06 quad Btu1986: 0.06 quad Btu1987: 0.061 quad Btu1988: 0.064 quad Btu1989: 0.058 quad Btu1990: 0.058 quad Btu1991: 0.054 quad Btu1992: 0.058 quad Btu1993: 0.053 quad Btu1994: 0.053 quad Btu1995: 0.048 quad Btu1996: 0.048 quad Btu1997: 0.051 quad Btu1998: 0.052 quad Btu1999: 0.047 quad Btu2000: 0.047 quad Btu2001: 0.05 quad Btu2002: 0.053 quad Btu2003: 0.056 quad Btu2004: 0.058 quad Btu2005: 0.061 quad Btu2006: 0.062 quad Btu2007: 0.056 quad Btu2008: 0.061 quad Btu2009: 0.062 quad Btu2010: 0.064 quad Btu2011: 0.074 quad Btu2012: 0.082 quad Btu2013: 0.086 quad Btu2014: 0.094 quad Btu2015: 0.097 quad Btu2016: 0.1 quad Btu2017: 0.117 quad Btu2018: 0.127 quad Btu2019: 0.124 quad Btu2020: 0.131 quad Btu2021: 0.141 quad Btu2022: 0.137 quad Btu2023: 0.174 quad Btu2024: 0.174 quad Btu
Change over the period: +0.104 (+147.53%) Average annual rate: 2.08 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Zambia 0.174 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 11.763 quad Btu
Eastern Africa computed 1.921 quad Btu
Lower-middle-income countries computed 81.187 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 0.174 +0 +0.03%
2023 0.174 +0.037 +27.26%
2022 0.137 −0.004 −3.03%
2021 0.141 +0.01 +7.27%
2020 0.131 +0.007 +5.96%
2019 0.124 −0.003 −2.38%
2018 0.127 +0.01 +8.95%
2017 0.117 +0.017 +16.88%
2016 0.1 +0.003 +2.89%
2015 0.097 +0.003 +2.92%
2014 0.094 +0.009 +10.12%
2013 0.086 +0.004 +4.34%
2012 0.082 +0.008 +10.7%
2011 0.074 +0.01 +14.89%
2010 0.064 +0.002 +3.97%
2009 0.062 +0.001 +0.85%
2008 0.061 +0.005 +8.92%
2007 0.056 −0.006 −9.49%
2006 0.062 +0.001 +1.42%
2005 0.061 +0.003 +5.54%
2004 0.058 +0.002 +3.71%
2003 0.056 +0.003 +5.84%
2002 0.053 +0.003 +6.14%
2001 0.05 +0.003 +6.23%
2000 0.047 −0 −0.05%
1999 0.047 −0.004 −8.61%
1998 0.052 +0 +0.52%
1997 0.051 +0.004 +7.55%
1996 0.048 +0 +0.06%
1995 0.048 −0.005 −9.43%
1994 0.053 −0.001 −1.16%
1993 0.053 −0.005 −8.06%
1992 0.058 +0.004 +7.17%
1991 0.054 −0.004 −7.53%
1990 0.058 +0.001 +1.45%
1989 0.058 −0.007 −10.51%
1988 0.064 +0.004 +5.97%
1987 0.061 +0 +0.43%
1986 0.06 +0.001 +0.85%
1985 0.06 −0.002 −2.9%
1984 0.062 −0.003 −3.93%
1983 0.064 −0.001 −2.04%
1982 0.066 +0.001 +1.91%
1981 0.064 −0.006 −8.42%
1980 0.07 — —

Eastern Africa, 2024

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

KE Kenya 0.323 ET Ethiopia 0.309 TZ Tanzania 0.27 ZW Zimbabwe 0.23 MZ Mozambique 0.208 ZM Zambia 0.174 UG Uganda 0.109 MU Mauritius 0.082 MG Madagascar 0.056 MW Malawi 0.029 RW Rwanda 0.027 SS South Sudan 0.025 SO Somalia 0.023 SC Seychelles 0.014 BI Burundi 0.013 DJ Djibouti 0.012 ER Eritrea 0.011 KM Comoros 0.005 RE Réunion 0
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About the indicator

Primary energy consumption is all the energy a country used over the year: coal, oil, gas, nuclear and renewable energy brought to a common unit. “Primary” means energy in the form in which it is taken from nature, before losses in conversion and transmission; electricity enters it not as a separate line but through the fuel it was generated from. The unit is the quadrillion British thermal units, customary in American statistics: one such unit is roughly equal to 25 million tonnes of oil equivalent.

Important: The figure is broader than electricity: electricity is only part of the final use of this energy, and transport and heating are included in it as well. This is the series that serves as the weight when the energy intensity aggregates are computed.

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

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