Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zimbabwe: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Sub-Saharan Africa
0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Zimbabwe
0.0413 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th
Zimbabwe rank
36th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Zimbabwe
00.020.04199020052021

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0413 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0313 kWh per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 4.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 36th of 47 groups.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s -0.0067 kWh per US$ of GDP 0 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0067 kWh per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2000s 0.0044 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0123 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0079 kWh per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2010s 0.0051 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0132 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0081 kWh per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2020s 0.0097 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0199 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0103 kWh per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.0413 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
0.0313 kWh per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP
Unit
kWh per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.