Renewable energy electricity output in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Renewable energy electricity output was 5,119 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy electricity output in Zimbabwe, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 5,119 GWh for renewable energy electricity output in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Zimbabwe peaked at 5,893 GWh in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,926 GWh, in 1998.
That places Zimbabwe 81st out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,624 GWh | 1,926 GWh | 4,369 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,789 GWh | 2,965 GWh | 5,787 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,440 GWh | 5,119 GWh | 5,893 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy electricity output in Zimbabwe?
- Renewable energy electricity output in Zimbabwe was 5,119 GWh 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 electricity output recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 5,893 GWh in 2010.
- What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,926 GWh in 1998.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for renewable energy electricity output?
- Zimbabwe ranks 81st out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.