Access to electricity (% of population) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Access to electricity (% of population) was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Zimbabwe, 1992–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 62.0% for access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Zimbabwe peaked at 62.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 1994.
That places Zimbabwe 186th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of population) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 28.2% | — |
| 1993 | 31.2% | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 28.1% | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 31.9% | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 32.7% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 33.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 38.4% | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 34.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 46.7% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +23.8% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 62.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 62.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity (% of population) in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +26.1% | 33.7% | 42.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 28.1% | 38.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 33.7% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 32.3% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 49.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More energy & mining data for Zimbabwe
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- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Zimbabwe?
- Access to electricity in Zimbabwe was 62.0% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 1994.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for access to electricity?
- Zimbabwe ranks 186th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.