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Electricity generation from solar in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Electricity generation from solar was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.04 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 33.3%
World rank
136th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.04 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from solar in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024

00.010.020.030.042000201220242000: 0 terawatt-hours2001: 0 terawatt-hours2002: 0 terawatt-hours2003: 0 terawatt-hours2004: 0 terawatt-hours2005: 0 terawatt-hours2006: 0 terawatt-hours2007: 0 terawatt-hours2008: 0 terawatt-hours2009: 0 terawatt-hours2010: 0 terawatt-hours2011: 0 terawatt-hours2012: 0 terawatt-hours2013: 0 terawatt-hours2014: 0 terawatt-hours2015: 0.01 terawatt-hours2016: 0.01 terawatt-hours2017: 0.01 terawatt-hours2018: 0.01 terawatt-hours2019: 0.02 terawatt-hours2020: 0.02 terawatt-hours2021: 0.02 terawatt-hours2022: 0.03 terawatt-hours2023: 0.03 terawatt-hours2024: 0.04 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2024, electricity generation from solar in Zimbabwe stood at 0.04 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

That places Zimbabwe 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.006 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.02 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.028 terawatt-hours 0.02 terawatt-hours 0.04 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 135 Eritrea 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 136 Benin 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 136 Cameroon 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 136 Ecuador 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 136 Ethiopia 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 136 Rwanda 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  7. 136 Tanzania 0.04 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from solar in Zimbabwe?
Electricity generation from solar in Zimbabwe was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024.
What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Zimbabwe rank for electricity generation from solar?
Zimbabwe ranks 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from solar
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,116 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.