Net energy imports in Zimbabwe

Net imports covered 15.2% of energy use in Zimbabwe in 2024.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Zimbabwe, 2024 15.2% % of energy use
Change from 2023 −1.4percentage points 2023: 16.6%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Zimbabwe (2024).
Position in 2024 85th of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Zimbabwe over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period ZimbabweWorld
2024 15.2% –
2023 16.6% 14.6%
2022 14.9% -0.7%
2021 17.6% -0.2%
2020 15.9% -1.2%
2019 18.8% -1.1%
2018 23.3% -1.3%
2017 22.1% -0.8%
2016 20.5% -1.2%
2015 18.3% -0.9%
2014 18.2% -0.6%
2013 20.6% -0.8%
2012 19.3% -0.8%
2011 18.3% -0.6%
2010 10.6% -0.1%
2009 10.4% -0.3%
2008 11.0% 0.4%
2007 13.5% 0.7%
2006 14.6% 0.6%
2005 14.3% 0.0%
2004 12.5% -0.6%
2003 15.7% 0.1%
2002 18.5% 0.0%
2001 19.6% -0.6%
2000 21.0% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.4 percentage points from 16.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 18.2%, the figure has changed by −3.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Zimbabwe has the 85th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Zimbabwe
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency