Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Zambia
Zambia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 17.25 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 17.25 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Zambia peaked at 17.32 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.67 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 59th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8 terawatt-hours | 7.67 terawatt-hours | 9.88 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.47 terawatt-hours | 10.44 terawatt-hours | 14.11 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.24 terawatt-hours | 13.02 terawatt-hours | 17.32 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 56 Belarus 19.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 57 Iceland 19.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 58 Kazakhstan 18.38 terawatt-hours compare
- 60 North Korea 17.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 61 Uzbekistan 16.8 terawatt-hours compare
- 62 Mozambique 16.51 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Zambia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.6% (2100)
- Population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Population, total 21.91 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.7% (2025)
- Urban population 10.06 million (2025)
- Urban population 45.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.565 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 300.84 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.565 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.565 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Zambia?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Zambia was 17.25 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.32 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.67 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Zambia ranks 59th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.