Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity was 0.1021 gigawatts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Zimbabwe, 2017–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.1021 gigawatts for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6,705.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.1021 gigawatts in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 gigawatts, in 2017.
Zimbabwe ranks 119th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.0015 gigawatts | — |
| 2018 | 0.0046 gigawatts | +205.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0082 gigawatts | +78.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 gigawatts | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0243 gigawatts | +140.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0376 gigawatts | +54.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0431 gigawatts | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1021 gigawatts | +137.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1021 gigawatts | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.1021 gigawatts is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1229 gigawatts, 83% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.1021 gigawatts is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0678 gigawatts, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0048 gigawatts | 0.0015 gigawatts | 0.0082 gigawatts | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0532 gigawatts | 0.0101 gigawatts | 0.1021 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 116 Guadeloupe 0.105 gigawatts compare
- 117 Guam 0.1048 gigawatts compare
- 118 Mozambique 0.1036 gigawatts compare
- 120 Malawi 0.1019 gigawatts compare
- 121 Guatemala 0.1013 gigawatts compare
- 122 Montenegro 0.0997 gigawatts 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 solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Zimbabwe?
- Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Zimbabwe was 0.1021 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1021 gigawatts in 2024.
- What is the lowest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 gigawatts in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity?
- Zimbabwe ranks 119th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,705.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Solar photovoltaic (on-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts.