Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre was 0.19 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Zambia is 0.19 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.4% on the previous year and up 950.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.19 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 179th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +89.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +174.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +835.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +71.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | +87.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | +59.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0972 units per square kilometre | +101.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1196 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1107 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1084 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1163 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.19 units per square kilometre | +63.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | 0.1196 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1313 units per square kilometre | 0.1084 units per square kilometre | 0.19 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 176 Uganda 0.2215 units per square kilometre compare
- 177 Benin 0.2138 units per square kilometre compare
- 178 Somalia 0.2116 units per square kilometre compare
- 180 Libya 0.1855 units per square kilometre compare
- 181 Malawi 0.1781 units per square kilometre compare
- 182 Liberia 0.1532 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.19 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 179th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 950.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed broadband subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed broadband subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.