Zambia

In brief

Using the internet: 17.1% (2024). World rank 181 of 188 (1 = best); in Africa, 46 of 52. Renewable share of energy use: 83% (2021). World rank 10 of 212 (1 = best); in Africa, 10 of 54. Electricity from renewables: 92% (2021). World rank 13 of 206 (1 = best); in Africa, 5 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 6.5% → 17.1%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 64 → 109, and home broadband per 100 people 0.1 → 0.8. Worse than all its neighbours (Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe): using the internet.