Electricity generation per person in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Electricity generation per person was 616.79 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
616.79 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
162nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
786.03 kilowatt-hours
in 2004
All-time low
432.15 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation per person in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024

02004006008002000201220242000: 587.8 kilowatt-hours2001: 659.9 kilowatt-hours2002: 709.8 kilowatt-hours2003: 718.6 kilowatt-hours2004: 786 kilowatt-hours2005: 749.8 kilowatt-hours2006: 631.5 kilowatt-hours2007: 593.6 kilowatt-hours2008: 588.8 kilowatt-hours2009: 554.7 kilowatt-hours2010: 646.9 kilowatt-hours2011: 674.5 kilowatt-hours2012: 662.2 kilowatt-hours2013: 680.8 kilowatt-hours2014: 694 kilowatt-hours2015: 666 kilowatt-hours2016: 491.1 kilowatt-hours2017: 509.7 kilowatt-hours2018: 627.2 kilowatt-hours2019: 555.3 kilowatt-hours2020: 432.2 kilowatt-hours2021: 542.5 kilowatt-hours2022: 556.3 kilowatt-hours2023: 611.4 kilowatt-hours2024: 616.8 kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2024, electricity generation per person in Zimbabwe stood at 616.79 kilowatt-hours.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Zimbabwe peaked at 786.03 kilowatt-hours in 2004 and was at its lowest, 432.15 kilowatt-hours, in 2020.

Zimbabwe ranks 162nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 658.04 kilowatt-hours 554.68 kilowatt-hours 786.03 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 620.76 kilowatt-hours 491.09 kilowatt-hours 694.01 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 551.83 kilowatt-hours 432.15 kilowatt-hours 616.79 kilowatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 159 Ghana 704.96 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 160 Tonga 671.84 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 161 Nicaragua 653.54 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 163 Bangladesh 588.55 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 164 Mozambique 571.44 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 165 Namibia 541.23 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation per person in Zimbabwe?
Electricity generation per person in Zimbabwe was 616.79 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation per person recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 786.03 kilowatt-hours in 2004.
What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 432.15 kilowatt-hours in 2020.
How does Zimbabwe rank for electricity generation per person?
Zimbabwe ranks 162nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.