Electricity generation from oil in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Electricity generation from oil was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from oil in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.07 terawatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2021.
That places Zimbabwe 187th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from oil in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | -57.1% |
| 2002 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | -66.7% |
| 2003 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -66.7% |
| 2015 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +300.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.34 terawatt-hours. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0 terawatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.315 terawatt-hours. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil 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 | +300.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.028 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.038 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.008 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 187 Albania 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Armenia 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 Bahrain 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Bhutan 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Costa Rica 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Croatia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Eswatini 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Ethiopia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Georgia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Iceland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Israel 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Laos 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Lesotho 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 Montenegro 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 Namibia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Nepal 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Nigeria 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 Niue 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 Paraguay 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Qatar 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 Slovenia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Tajikistan 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 Togo 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Turkmenistan 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 United Arab Emirates 0 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Zimbabwe
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 25.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Zimbabwe?
- Electricity generation from oil in Zimbabwe was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Zimbabwe ranks 187th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.