Uganda vs Zambia: Electricity, gas and water supply, value added

Uganda
1.46 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
2.91 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Uganda rank
2nd
Zambia rank
1st

Electricity, gas and water supply, value added over time

  • Uganda
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.91 trillion current LCU against 1.46 trillion current LCU in Uganda, a difference of 1.45 trillion current LCU.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.0 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.

Uganda ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 1st of 51 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 820,000 current LCU 9.60 million current LCU 8.78 million current LCU Zambia
1970s 897,000 current LCU 38.84 million current LCU 37.94 million current LCU Zambia
1980s 1.25 billion current LCU 192.19 million current LCU 1.06 billion current LCU Uganda
1990s 55.24 billion current LCU 100.16 billion current LCU 44.91 billion current LCU Zambia
2000s 659.10 billion current LCU 927.71 billion current LCU 268.61 billion current LCU Zambia
2010s 1.39 trillion current LCU 2.56 trillion current LCU 1.17 trillion current LCU Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity, gas and water supply, value added, Uganda or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.91 trillion current LCU against 1.46 trillion current LCU in Uganda as of 2011.
What is the difference in electricity, gas and water supply, value added between Uganda and Zambia?
1.45 trillion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for electricity, gas and water supply, value added?
Uganda ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 1st of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Electricity, gas and water supply, value added (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity, gas and water supply, value added (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,560 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Value added in gas, electricity and water is defined as the value of output of the ‘Electricity, Gas and Water supply' industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Gas, electricity and water is a subset of industry (ISIC 40-41). Data are in current local currency.