Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Access to electricity vs gdp per capita was 62 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 62 for access to electricity vs gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 62 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.1, in 1994.
That places Zimbabwe 183rd out of 214 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 vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 28.2 | — |
| 1993 | 31.16 | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 28.1 | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 31.95 | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 32.34 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 32.72 | +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 | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 40.6 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 32.3 | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 33.7 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 42.5 | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 44 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 45.4 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 46.7 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 52.7 | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 49 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 50.1 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 62 | +23.8% |
| 2024 | 62 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 62 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 62 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 vs gdp per capita 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 | 28.1 | 38.4 | 8 |
| 2000s | 36.44 | 33.7 | 43.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5 | 32.3 | 46.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.16 | 49 | 62 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More energy & mining data for Zimbabwe
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2024)
- 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 vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe was 62 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 62 in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1 in 1994.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for access to electricity vs gdp per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 183rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity vs gdp per capita 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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