Zambia - Access to electricity

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Zambia was 14.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 14.27 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.57 in 1994.

Definition: Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
1992 6.67
1994 0.57
1995 1.29
1996 1.80
1997 2.76
1998 2.89
1999 4.26
2000 2.07
2001 5.71
2002 2.17
2003 1.94
2004 4.66
2005 6.78
2006 6.98
2007 0.63
2008 7.32
2009 7.47
2010 3.96
2011 7.78
2012 7.95
2013 8.14
2014 4.18
2015 4.70
2016 9.96
2017 14.00
2018 12.47
2019 14.27
2020 14.01

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) in Zambia was 82.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 82.38 in 2020, while its lowest value was 34.70 in 1990.

Definition: Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
1990 34.70
1991 35.11
1992 39.20
1993 37.59
1994 38.82
1995 40.04
1996 44.10
1997 42.44
1998 48.00
1999 44.77
2000 44.10
2001 47.02
2002 45.10
2003 48.00
2004 47.60
2005 51.59
2006 52.78
2007 47.80
2008 55.21
2009 56.44
2010 49.80
2011 58.92
2012 60.14
2013 61.36
2014 61.50
2015 67.70
2016 69.96
2017 75.20
2018 76.46
2019 79.46
2020 82.38

Access to electricity (% of population)

Access to electricity (% of population) in Zambia was 44.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 44.52 in 2020, while its lowest value was 12.75 in 1991.

Definition: Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
1990 13.90
1991 12.75
1992 19.20
1993 14.21
1994 14.94
1995 15.67
1996 17.30
1997 17.11
1998 19.00
1999 18.54
2000 16.70
2001 20.17
2002 17.40
2003 18.50
2004 20.30
2005 23.32
2006 24.11
2007 18.50
2008 25.70
2009 26.50
2010 22.00
2011 28.16
2012 29.01
2013 29.89
2014 27.90
2015 31.10
2016 35.43
2017 40.30
2018 40.32
2019 43.00
2020 44.52

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use