Kazakhstan vs Zambia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources

Kazakhstan
18.38 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Zambia
17.25 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
58th
Zambia rank
59th

Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 18.38 terawatt-hours against 17.25 terawatt-hours in Zambia, a difference of 1.13 terawatt-hours.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 59th of 209 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 7.93 terawatt-hours 8.8 terawatt-hours 0.864 terawatt-hours Zambia
2010s 9.46 terawatt-hours 12.47 terawatt-hours 3.01 terawatt-hours Zambia
2020s 14.06 terawatt-hours 16.24 terawatt-hours 2.18 terawatt-hours Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Kazakhstan or Zambia?
Kazakhstan, at 18.38 terawatt-hours against 17.25 terawatt-hours in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Kazakhstan and Zambia?
1.13 terawatt-hours, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Zambia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Zambia rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
Kazakhstan ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 59th of 209 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,081 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.