Zambia: Electricity consumption
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| Zambia |
Electricity consumption, billion kilowatthours |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 15.54 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | billion kilowatthours |
| Data availability | 1980 - 2024 |
| Average | 8.41 |
| Min - Max | 5.09 - 15.54 |
| Source | The U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 15.54 billion kilowatthours, an increase from 13.85 billion kilowatthours in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 150.01 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for Zambia from 1980 to 2024 is 8.41 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 5.09 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1989 while the maximum of 15.54 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 2024.
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| Recent values | Zambia: Electricity consumption |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.54 |
| 2023 | 13.85 |
| 2022 | 14.21 |
| 2021 | 13.29 |
| 2020 | 11.92 |
| 2019 | 12.95 |
| 2018 | 13.53 |
| 2017 | 12.62 |
Definition: Total Electricity Net Consumption = total net electricity generation + electricity imports - electricity exports – electricity transmission and distribution losses.
Net consumption excludes the energy consumed by the generating units.
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Net consumption excludes the energy consumed by the generating units.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Coal reserves | 1,041.68 | 2023 | million short tons |
| Coal production | 2,225.78 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
| Coal consumption | 2,296.13 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
| Coal imports | 243.65 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
| Coal exports | 173.31 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
| Electricity production capacity | 4.06 | 2024 | million kilowatts |
| Electricity production | 19.72 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity consumption | 15.54 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity imports | 0.28 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity exports | 3.40 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Renewable power capacity | 3.40 | 2024 | million kilowatts |
| Renewable power generation | 17.24 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Natural gas production | 0.000 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Natural gas consumption | 0.000 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Biofuels production | 0.00 | 2019 | thousand barrels per day |
| Biofuels consumption | 0.000 | 2019 | thousand barrels per day |
| Primary energy production | 0.107 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Primary energy consumption | 0.174 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Biodiesel production | 0.000 | 2019 | thousand barrels per day |
| Biodiesel consumption | 0.000 | 2019 | thousand barrels per day |