Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 31.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Zimbabwe, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Zimbabwe stood at 31.0%.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Zimbabwe peaked at 72.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2008.
That places Zimbabwe 152nd out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and 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 | 59.0% | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 62.5% | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | -29.4% |
| 2004 | 43.4% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | -32.5% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +32.1% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | +31.4% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | -28.5% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.6% | 53.3% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 24.1% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 32.2% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 29.4% | 41.1% | 3 |
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- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Zimbabwe?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Zimbabwe was 31.0% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Zimbabwe ranks 152nd out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 oil, gas and 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 oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.