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
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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About this data
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.