Renewable energy consumption in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Renewable energy consumption was 82.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Zimbabwe, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 82.4% for renewable energy consumption in 2021.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Zimbabwe peaked at 84.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 1991.
Zimbabwe ranks 13th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.0% | — |
| 1991 | 63.7% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 64.4% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 68.5% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 67.1% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 66.7% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 67.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 64.4% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 69.5% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 72.3% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 81.8% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.8% | 63.7% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 69.5% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 77.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 82.4% | 84.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Zimbabwe?
- Renewable energy consumption in Zimbabwe was 82.4% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 1991.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Zimbabwe ranks 13th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.