Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.38 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 0.38 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.677 people per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.38 people per person, in 2024.
Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.663 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.658 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.658 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.649 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.644 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.639 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.628 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.628 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.623 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.566 people per person | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.611 people per person | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.631 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.56 people per person | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.594 people per person | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.677 people per person | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 0.663 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.575 people per person | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.56 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.546 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.533 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.473 people per person | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.51 people per person | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.499 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.38 people per person | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 0.38 people per person | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6356 people per person | 0.566 people per person | 0.663 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.595 people per person | 0.533 people per person | 0.677 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4484 people per person | 0.38 people per person | 0.51 people per person | 5 |
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- 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 number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.38 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.677 people per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 people per person in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 32nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.