Africa Eastern and Southern vs Zimbabwe: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric

Africa Eastern and Southern
5.3%
in 2021
Zimbabwe
24.2%
in 2021
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
32nd
Zimbabwe rank
30th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Zimbabwe
01020199020052021

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 24.2% against 5.3% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 18.9%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 4.6 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s -1.3% 0.0% 1.3% Zimbabwe
2000s 0.6% 0.9% 0.3% Zimbabwe
2010s 2.3% 3.9% 1.6% Zimbabwe
2020s 4.9% 11.8% 6.9% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Africa Eastern and Southern or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 24.2% against 5.3% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Africa Eastern and Southern and Zimbabwe?
18.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Zimbabwe?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Zimbabwe rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,429 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.