Renewable energy share in Zimbabwe

Renewable sources provided 82.4% of final energy consumption in Zimbabwe in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Zimbabwe, 2021 82.4% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −1.7percentage points 2020: 84.1%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Zimbabwe (2021).
Position in 2021 13th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Zimbabwe over time

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

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period ZimbabweWorld
2021 82.4% –
2020 84.1% 19.7%
2019 81.0% 18.6%
2018 79.7% 18.1%
2017 82.0% 17.9%
2016 81.7% 17.6%
2015 80.8% 17.4%
2014 80.8% 17.3%
2013 79.3% 17.2%
2012 77.0% 16.9%
2011 77.2% 16.7%
2010 81.2% 16.7%
2009 82.6% 17.1%
2008 81.6% 16.7%
2007 78.0% 16.5%
2006 78.7% 16.7%
2005 80.3% 16.6%
2004 81.8% 16.8%
2003 78.0% 17.1%
2002 74.7% 17.2%
2001 72.3% 17.2%
2000 69.5% 17.5%
1999 64.4% 17.9%
1998 67.8% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.7 percentage points from 84.1% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 77.2%, the figure has changed by +5.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Zimbabwe has the 13th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 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 and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7