Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 62.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Zimbabwe, 1992–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 62.0% for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 23.8% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Zimbabwe peaked at 62.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 1994.
Zimbabwe ranks 181st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 28.2% | — |
| 1993 | 31.2% | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 28.1% | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 31.9% | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 32.7% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 33.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 38.4% | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | -12.2% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 28.1% | 38.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 33.7% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 32.3% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 49.0% | 62.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Zimbabwe?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Zimbabwe was 62.0% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 1994.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Zimbabwe ranks 181st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.