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Access to electricity — Zimbabwe

Access to electricity in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 62%. Ranked 184 in the world out of 215. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 33.8 pp.

2024 62% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 184of 215
Period maximum 62%2023
Period minimum 28.1%1994

Trend over time

1992–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Zimbabwe, 1992–20242030405060701992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 28.2%1993: 31.2%1994: 28.1%1995: 31.9%1996: 32.3%1997: 32.7%1998: 33.1%1999: 38.4%2000: 33.7%2001: 34.2%2002: 34.2%2003: 35.1%2004: 35.6%2005: 36.1%2006: 37.2%2007: 37.2%2008: 37.7%2009: 43.4%2010: 38.9%2011: 36.9%2012: 44%2013: 40.6%2014: 32.3%2015: 33.7%2016: 42.5%2017: 44%2018: 45.4%2019: 46.7%2020: 52.7%2021: 49%2022: 50.1%2023: 62%2024: 62%
Change over the period: +33.8 pp Annual average: 1.06 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 62%
World 91.9%
Sub-Saharan Africa 55.1%
Eastern Africa computed 52.5%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 92.4%
Access to electricity — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 62 +0 pp
2023 62 +11.9 pp
2022 50.1 +1.1 pp
2021 49 −3.7 pp
2020 52.7 +6 pp
2019 46.7 +1.3 pp
2018 45.4 +1.4 pp
2017 44 +1.5 pp
2016 42.5 +8.8 pp
2015 33.7 +1.4 pp
2014 32.3 −8.3 pp
2013 40.6 −3.4 pp
2012 44 +7.1 pp
2011 36.9 −2 pp
2010 38.9 −4.5 pp
2009 43.4 +5.7 pp
2008 37.7 +0.5 pp
2007 37.2 +0 pp
2006 37.2 +1.1 pp
2005 36.1 +0.5 pp
2004 35.6 +0.5 pp
2003 35.1 +0.9 pp
2002 34.2 +0 pp
2001 34.2 +0.5 pp
2000 33.7 −4.7 pp
1999 38.4 +5.3 pp
1998 33.1 +0.4 pp
1997 32.7 +0.4 pp
1996 32.3 +0.4 pp
1995 31.9 +3.8 pp
1994 28.1 −3.1 pp
1993 31.2 +3 pp
1992 28.2 —

Eastern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MU Mauritius 100 SC Seychelles 100 KM Comoros 91.7 KE Kenya 77 RW Rwanda 72 DJ Djibouti 69.2 ZW Zimbabwe 62 ET Ethiopia 56.6 ER Eritrea 55.3 UG Uganda 55.3 SO Somalia 54.4 ZM Zambia 53.6 TZ Tanzania 52.4 MG Madagascar 42.5 MZ Mozambique 36.9 BI Burundi 20.1 MW Malawi 15.6 SS South Sudan 5.4
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About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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