Electricity production from coal sources in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Electricity production from coal sources was 54.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Zimbabwe, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from coal sources in Zimbabwe is 54.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 59.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Zimbabwe peaked at 72.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2008.
That places Zimbabwe 15th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.3% | — |
| 1991 | 64.7% | +21.3% |
| 1992 | 61.6% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 72.4% | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 72.2% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 70.7% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 70.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 70.7% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 58.4% | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 55.5% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | -29.5% |
| 2004 | 43.2% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -32.4% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +31.4% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +31.4% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 54.1% | +59.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5% | 53.3% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 23.7% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 31.6% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 34.0% | 54.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Zimbabwe?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Zimbabwe was 54.1% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Zimbabwe ranks 15th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.