How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zimbabwe: Total electricity output

Democratic Republic of Congo

8,942 GWh

in 2015

Zimbabwe

9,709 GWh

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

107th

Zimbabwe rank

104th

Total electricity output over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 9,709 GWh against 8,942 GWh in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 767 GWh.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 107th and Zimbabwe ranks 104th of 230 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5,522 GWh	7,763 GWh	2,241 GWh	Zimbabwe
2000s	6,946 GWh	8,188 GWh	1,242 GWh	Zimbabwe
2010s	8,235 GWh	9,398 GWh	1,163 GWh	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total electricity output, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 9,709 GWh against 8,942 GWh in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2015.
What is the difference in total electricity output between Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe?: 767 GWh, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe rank globally for total electricity output?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 107th and Zimbabwe ranks 104th of 230 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Total electricity output (GWh)
Unit: GWh
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 230 places, 5,911 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants