Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Zambia
Zambia: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 268,918 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total bioenergy — energy consumption in Zambia is 268,918 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Zambia peaked at 268,918 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 126,393 TJ, in 1990.
That places Zambia 31st out of 227 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 141,252 TJ | 126,393 TJ | 158,340 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 178,903 TJ | 163,647 TJ | 194,714 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 221,059 TJ | 198,848 TJ | 242,863 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 261,527 TJ | 247,443 TJ | 268,918 TJ | 5 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.06 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.89 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 922 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.9 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 20,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.17 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 40.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 15.94 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,800 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total bioenergy — energy consumption in Zambia?
- Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Zambia was 268,918 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 268,918 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 126,393 TJ in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
- Zambia ranks 31st out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy consumption rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.