Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Zimbabwe stood at 62.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Zimbabwe peaked at 62.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2014.
Zimbabwe ranks 198th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.7% | — |
| 2001 | 34.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 46.7% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +23.8% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.4% | 33.7% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 32.3% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 49.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Zimbabwe was 62.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2014.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Zimbabwe ranks 198th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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