Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Zambia
Zambia: Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population was 87 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Zambia, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 87 for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Zambia peaked at 87 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.7, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 181st of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.7 | — |
| 1991 | 35.11 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 39.2 | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 37.59 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 38.82 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 40.04 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 44.1 | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 42.44 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 48 | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 44.77 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 44.1 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 47 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 45.1 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 48 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 47.6 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 51.6 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 52.7 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 47.8 | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 55.2 | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 56.4 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 49.8 | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 58.9 | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 60.1 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 61.4 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 61.5 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 67.7 | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 69.9 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 75.2 | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 76.3 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 79.5 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 82.6 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 85.7 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 87 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.48 | 34.7 | 48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.55 | 44.1 | 56.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.03 | 49.8 | 79.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.1 | 82.6 | 87 | 3 |
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More climate change data for Zambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 303.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Zambia?
- Access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Zambia was 87 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 87 in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7 in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population?
- Zambia ranks 181st out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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