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
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
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.