Zimbabwe Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2024

Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
  • Zimbabwe coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 46.78%, a 2.93% increase from 2014.
  • Zimbabwe coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 43.86%, a 1.61% decline from 2013.
  • Zimbabwe coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 45.47%, a 6.41% increase from 2012.
  • Zimbabwe coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 39.05%, a 2.6% decline from 2011.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Electricity from Coal
Zimbabwe 46.78%
Niger 41.62%
North Korea 21.29%
Tajikistan 1.53%
Eritrea 0.00%
South Sudan 0.00%
Democratic Republic of Congo 0.00%
Senegal 0.00%
Benin 0.00%
Nepal 0.00%
Yemen 0.00%
Tanzania 0.00%
Mozambique 0.00%
Haiti 0.00%
Togo 0.00%
Ethiopia 0.00%
Syrian Arab Republic 0.00%
Zimbabwe Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data
Year % of Electricity from Coal Annual Change
2015 46.78% 2.93%
2014 43.86% -1.61%
2013 45.47% 6.41%
2012 39.05% -2.60%
2011 41.66% 9.94%
2010 31.71% 7.64%
2009 24.07% 0.36%
2008 23.71% -4.40%
2007 28.11% -3.86%
2006 31.97% -15.35%
2005 47.31% 4.13%
2004 43.18% 4.09%
2003 39.10% -16.37%
2002 55.47% -6.61%
2001 62.08% 8.68%
2000 53.40% -5.00%
1999 58.40% -12.34%
1998 70.74% -0.17%
1997 70.91% 0.45%
1996 70.46% -0.28%
1995 70.75% -1.45%
1994 72.20% -0.19%
1993 72.39% 10.76%
1992 61.62% -3.06%
1991 64.68% 11.35%
1990 53.33% -7.82%
1989 61.15% -4.92%
1988 66.08% -16.46%
1987 82.54% 28.10%
1986 54.44% 14.14%
1985 40.30% 14.09%
1984 26.21% 9.60%
1983 16.62% 3.60%
1982 13.02% 3.58%
1981 9.44% -2.30%
1980 11.74% 1.34%
1979 10.40% -0.91%
1978 11.31% 4.16%
1977 7.15% -4.87%
1976 12.01% -1.32%
1975 13.33% 1.41%
1974 11.92% -20.66%
1973 32.58% 15.31%
1972 17.27% -15.41%
1971 32.68% -15.41%