Zambia Electricity Access 1990-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Zambia electricity access for 2022 was 47.80%, a 1.1% increase from 2021.
  • Zambia electricity access for 2021 was 46.70%, a 2.1% increase from 2020.
  • Zambia electricity access for 2020 was 44.60%, a 1.6% increase from 2019.
  • Zambia electricity access for 2019 was 43.00%, a 2.8% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Mongolia 100.00%
Uzbekistan 100.00%
Egypt 100.00%
West Bank and Gaza 100.00%
Ukraine 100.00%
Moldova 100.00%
Tunisia 100.00%
Morocco 100.00%
Indonesia 100.00%
Sri Lanka 100.00%
Bhutan 100.00%
Lao PDR 100.00%
El Salvador 100.00%
Georgia 100.00%
Vietnam 100.00%
Bolivia 99.90%
Kyrgyz Republic 99.70%
Timor-Leste 99.70%
Bangladesh 99.40%
India 99.20%
Cabo Verde 97.10%
Pakistan 95.00%
Philippines 94.80%
Honduras 94.40%
Kiribati 94.40%
Cambodia 92.30%
Nicaragua 86.50%
Micronesia 85.30%
Ghana 85.10%
Eswatini 82.30%
Sao Tome and Principe 78.00%
Kenya 76.00%
Solomon Islands 76.00%
Myanmar 73.70%
Cameroon 71.00%
Vanuatu 70.00%
Djibouti 65.00%
Sudan 63.20%
Nigeria 60.50%
Republic of Congo 50.60%
Lesotho 50.00%
Mauritania 49.00%
Angola 48.50%
Zambia 47.80%
Papua New Guinea 19.00%
Zambia Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 47.80% 1.10%
2021 46.70% 2.10%
2020 44.60% 1.60%
2019 43.00% 2.80%
2018 40.20% -0.10%
2017 40.30% 4.90%
2016 35.40% 4.30%
2015 31.10% 3.20%
2014 27.90% -2.20%
2013 30.10% 0.90%
2012 29.20% 0.90%
2011 28.30% 6.30%
2010 22.00% -4.60%
2009 26.60% 0.90%
2008 25.70% 7.20%
2007 18.50% -5.60%
2006 24.10% 0.80%
2005 23.30% 3.00%
2004 20.30% 1.80%
2003 18.50% 1.10%
2002 17.40% -2.80%
2001 20.20% 3.50%
2000 16.70% -1.84%
1999 18.54% -0.46%
1998 19.00% 1.89%
1997 17.11% -0.19%
1996 17.30% 1.63%
1995 15.67% 0.73%
1994 14.94% 0.73%
1993 14.21% -4.99%
1992 19.20% 6.45%
1991 12.75% -1.15%
1990 13.90% -1.15%