Share of electricity generation from oil in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of electricity generation from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from oil in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.0% for share of electricity generation from oil in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
That places Zimbabwe 187th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -62.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -69.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +80.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +134.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -30.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +88.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +25.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -67.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -48.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +435.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.8%. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.6%. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from oil in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +435.0% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 184 India 0.2% compare
- 185 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2% compare
- 186 Thailand 0.1% compare
- 187 Albania 0.0% compare
- 187 Armenia 0.0%
- 187 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 187 Bhutan 0.0%
- 187 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 187 Costa Rica 0.0% compare
- 187 Croatia 0.0% compare
- 187 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0% compare
- 187 Eswatini 0.0% compare
- 187 Ethiopia 0.0% compare
- 187 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 187 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 187 Israel 0.0% compare
- 187 Laos 0.0% compare
- 187 Lesotho 0.0%
- 187 Montenegro 0.0%
- 187 Namibia 0.0% compare
- 187 Nepal 0.0% compare
- 187 Nigeria 0.0%
- 187 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 187 Qatar 0.0%
- 187 Slovenia 0.0% compare
- 187 Tajikistan 0.0%
- 187 Togo 0.0% compare
- 187 Turkmenistan 0.0%
- 187 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Zimbabwe
- 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 share of electricity generation from oil in Zimbabwe?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Zimbabwe was 0.0% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Zimbabwe ranks 187th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.