Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil sources in Zimbabwe, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from oil sources in Zimbabwe stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Zimbabwe ranks 197th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.6% | — |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +59.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -55.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -58.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -41.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +109.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +24.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +91.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +35.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +433.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -77.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) 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 | +433.1% | 0.5% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 194 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 195 Ethiopia 0.0% compare
- 196 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 197 Albania 0.0% compare
- 197 Andorra 0.0%
- 197 Armenia 0.0% compare
- 197 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 197 Eswatini 0.0% compare
- 197 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 197 Laos 0.0%
- 197 Latvia 0.0% compare
- 197 Luxembourg 0.0% compare
- 197 Montenegro 0.0%
- 197 Nepal 0.0% compare
- 197 Tajikistan 0.0%
- 197 Turkmenistan 0.0%
More energy & mining data for Zimbabwe
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 21.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Zimbabwe?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Zimbabwe was 0.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Zimbabwe ranks 197th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil sources 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 IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil 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 sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.