Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Net electricity imports
Kenya
1.54 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.84 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Kenya rank
38th
Zimbabwe rank
37th
Net electricity imports over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.84 terawatt-hours against 1.54 terawatt-hours in Kenya, a difference of 0.3 terawatt-hours.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Kenya ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 214 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.085 terawatt-hours | 3.06 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.071 terawatt-hours | 0.841 terawatt-hours | 0.77 terawatt-hours | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.614 terawatt-hours | 1.89 terawatt-hours | 1.28 terawatt-hours | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.84 terawatt-hours against 1.54 terawatt-hours in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 0.3 terawatt-hours, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Kenya ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.