Coal production in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Coal production was 53.58 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
53.58 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 23.2%
World rank
26th
of 220 countries
All-time high
53.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Coal production in Zimbabwe, 1900–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 53.58 terawatt-hours for coal production in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production in Zimbabwe peaked at 53.58 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1902 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1903 | 0.3501 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1904 | 0.4396 terawatt-hours | +25.6% |
| 1905 | 0.7164 terawatt-hours | +63.0% |
| 1906 | 0.7734 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 1907 | 0.8548 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 1908 | 1.21 terawatt-hours | +41.9% |
| 1909 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 1910 | 1.33 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 1911 | 1.57 terawatt-hours | +18.4% |
| 1912 | 1.6 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 1913 | 1.79 terawatt-hours | +12.2% |
| 1914 | 2.58 terawatt-hours | +44.1% |
| 1915 | 3.03 terawatt-hours | +17.3% |
| 1916 | 3.63 terawatt-hours | +19.9% |
| 1917 | 4.05 terawatt-hours | +11.7% |
| 1918 | 3.62 terawatt-hours | -10.6% |
| 1919 | 3.77 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 1920 | 4.27 terawatt-hours | +13.2% |
| 1921 | 4.25 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 1922 | 3.81 terawatt-hours | -10.3% |
| 1923 | 4.56 terawatt-hours | +19.7% |
| 1924 | 4.81 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 1925 | 5.61 terawatt-hours | +16.6% |
| 1926 | 7.12 terawatt-hours | +27.0% |
| 1927 | 7.4 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 1928 | 8.91 terawatt-hours | +20.5% |
| 1929 | 8.44 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 1930 | 7.64 terawatt-hours | -9.5% |
| 1931 | 4.78 terawatt-hours | -37.5% |
| 1932 | 3.57 terawatt-hours | -25.4% |
| 1933 | 3.94 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 1934 | 5.23 terawatt-hours | +32.9% |
| 1935 | 5.66 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 1936 | 5.74 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 1937 | 8.39 terawatt-hours | +46.1% |
| 1938 | 8.5 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 1939 | 9.1 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 1940 | 10.51 terawatt-hours | +15.5% |
| 1941 | 11.5 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 1942 | 12.7 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 1943 | 14.48 terawatt-hours | +14.0% |
| 1944 | 14.72 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 1945 | 13.59 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 1946 | 13.13 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 1947 | 12.28 terawatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 1948 | 13.81 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 1949 | 15.61 terawatt-hours | +13.1% |
| 1950 | 17.32 terawatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 1951 | 18.72 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 1952 | 20.83 terawatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 1953 | 21.32 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 22.37 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 1955 | 26.99 terawatt-hours | +20.6% |
| 1956 | 28.93 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 1957 | 31.37 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 1958 | 28.78 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 1959 | 30.6 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 1960 | 2.92 terawatt-hours | -90.4% |
| 1961 | 25.02 terawatt-hours | +756.0% |
| 1962 | 23.01 terawatt-hours | -8.0% |
| 1963 | 22.31 terawatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 24.78 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 28.57 terawatt-hours | +15.3% |
| 1966 | 27.61 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 24.91 terawatt-hours | -9.8% |
| 1968 | 26.65 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 27.13 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 28.66 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 27.35 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 23.67 terawatt-hours | -13.5% |
| 1973 | 28.79 terawatt-hours | +21.6% |
| 1974 | 25.28 terawatt-hours | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 26.87 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 29.25 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 24.66 terawatt-hours | -15.7% |
| 1978 | 24.95 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 25.95 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 20.04 terawatt-hours | -22.8% |
| 1981 | 21.52 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 20.77 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 24.97 terawatt-hours | +20.2% |
| 1984 | 23.32 terawatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 23.32 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 30.37 terawatt-hours | +30.2% |
| 1987 | 36.22 terawatt-hours | +19.3% |
| 1988 | 38.02 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 38.32 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 41.24 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 42.14 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 41.62 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 39.67 terawatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 41.02 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 41.54 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 38.77 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 39.74 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 41.02 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 37.35 terawatt-hours | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 33.07 terawatt-hours | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 33.83 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 29.53 terawatt-hours | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 21.18 terawatt-hours | -28.3% |
| 2004 | 28.48 terawatt-hours | +34.5% |
| 2005 | 25.28 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 15.8 terawatt-hours | -37.5% |
| 2007 | 15.6 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 11.32 terawatt-hours | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 12.5 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 20.01 terawatt-hours | +60.0% |
| 2011 | 19.21 terawatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 11.95 terawatt-hours | -37.8% |
| 2013 | 23.35 terawatt-hours | +95.4% |
| 2014 | 43.36 terawatt-hours | +85.7% |
| 2015 | 32.52 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 20.26 terawatt-hours | -37.7% |
| 2017 | 21.96 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 25.11 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 19.7 terawatt-hours | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 20.29 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 24.29 terawatt-hours | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 29.55 terawatt-hours | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 37.41 terawatt-hours | +26.6% |
| 2024 | 43.48 terawatt-hours | +16.2% |
| 2025 | 53.58 terawatt-hours | +23.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +756.0% | 2.92 terawatt-hours | 25.02 terawatt-hours |
| 1960 | -90.4% | 30.6 terawatt-hours | 2.92 terawatt-hours |
| 2013 | +95.4% | 11.95 terawatt-hours | 23.35 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5609 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.7 terawatt-hours | 1.33 terawatt-hours | 4.05 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.92 terawatt-hours | 3.81 terawatt-hours | 8.91 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.25 terawatt-hours | 3.57 terawatt-hours | 9.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 13.23 terawatt-hours | 10.51 terawatt-hours | 15.61 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 24.72 terawatt-hours | 17.32 terawatt-hours | 31.37 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 23.29 terawatt-hours | 2.92 terawatt-hours | 28.57 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.54 terawatt-hours | 23.67 terawatt-hours | 29.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.69 terawatt-hours | 20.04 terawatt-hours | 38.32 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.41 terawatt-hours | 37.35 terawatt-hours | 42.14 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.66 terawatt-hours | 11.32 terawatt-hours | 33.83 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.74 terawatt-hours | 11.95 terawatt-hours | 43.36 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.77 terawatt-hours | 20.29 terawatt-hours | 53.58 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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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 coal production in Zimbabwe?
- Coal production in Zimbabwe was 53.58 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 53.58 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest coal production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for coal production?
- Zimbabwe ranks 26th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.