Qatar vs Zambia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Qatar
731.73 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Zambia
809.29 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Qatar rank
88th
Zambia rank
85th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Qatar
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 809.29 kilowatt-hours against 731.73 kilowatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 77.56 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 88th and Zambia ranks 85th of 214 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 757.36 kilowatt-hours | 757.36 kilowatt-hours | Zambia |
| 2010s | 35.03 kilowatt-hours | 774.02 kilowatt-hours | 738.99 kilowatt-hours | Zambia |
| 2020s | 354.96 kilowatt-hours | 803.72 kilowatt-hours | 448.76 kilowatt-hours | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Qatar or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 809.29 kilowatt-hours against 731.73 kilowatt-hours in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Qatar and Zambia?
- 77.56 kilowatt-hours, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Zambia rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Qatar ranks 88th and Zambia ranks 85th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.