Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Zimbabwe: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
5.5%
in 2021
Zimbabwe
24.2%
in 2021
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st
Zimbabwe rank
30th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Zimbabwe
0510152025199020052021

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 24.2% against 5.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 18.7%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 4.4 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s -0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Zimbabwe
2000s 0.4% 0.9% 0.5% Zimbabwe
2010s 2.4% 3.9% 1.4% Zimbabwe
2020s 5.4% 11.8% 6.4% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 24.2% against 5.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zimbabwe?
18.7%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zimbabwe?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zimbabwe rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st 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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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.