Renewable electricity output in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Renewable electricity output was 88.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Zimbabwe, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity output in Zimbabwe is 88.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.4% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Zimbabwe peaked at 88.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1993.
Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.7% | — |
| 1991 | 35.3% | -24.3% |
| 1992 | 38.4% | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 27.6% | -28.1% |
| 1994 | 27.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 29.3% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 29.1% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 29.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 41.0% | +40.2% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 39.2% | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | +35.8% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 67.6% | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 75.6% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | +33.1% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | +51.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 27.6% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 39.2% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 41.4% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 58.3% | 88.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 17 Democratic Republic of Congo 90.4% compare
- 18 Uganda 90.0% compare
- 19 Luxembourg 89.0% compare
- 21 Guinea 88.1% compare
- 22 Kyrgyzstan 85.6% compare
- 23 Uruguay 84.4% compare
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- 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 renewable electricity output in Zimbabwe?
- Renewable electricity output in Zimbabwe was 88.3% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1993.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for renewable electricity output?
- Zimbabwe ranks 20th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.