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Zambia - Renewable Energy Adoption 83

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 212 economies tracked

Latest value

83 (2021)

Global rank

##11 of 212 economies

Share of global total

1.3%

Growth since 1990

1×

Ranking Race — Renewable Energy Adoption

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#6#11#16#21#2619901995200020052010201520202022#27#112016 overtook Nepal2019 overtook Burundi
ZambiaSomaliaLiberiaCentral African RepublicUganda

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2022. Zambia climbed from #27 to #11 (overtook Nepal). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Zambia ↓

Key Events — Zambia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2016
Overtook Nepal in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Burundi in global rank auto

Renewable Energy Adoption, 1990-2021

World Bank WDI · % (share) of final energy consumption · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202182.385.187.990.7
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