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
0246200020122025

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

Indicator
Net electricity imports
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,787 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.