Renewable energy consumption in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Renewable energy consumption was 81.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Zimbabwe, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Zimbabwe is 81.8%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Zimbabwe peaked at 83.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 1991.
That places Zimbabwe 18th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.8% | 63.7% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 69.3% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 78.0% | 82.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Zimbabwe?
- Renewable energy consumption in Zimbabwe was 81.8% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 1991.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Zimbabwe ranks 18th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption