Zimbabwe Electricity Access 1992-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Zimbabwe electricity access for 2022 was 50.10%, a 1.1% increase from 2021.
  • Zimbabwe electricity access for 2021 was 49.00%, a 3.7% decline from 2020.
  • Zimbabwe electricity access for 2020 was 52.70%, a 6% increase from 2019.
  • Zimbabwe electricity access for 2019 was 46.70%, a 1.3% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Tajikistan 100.00%
Nepal 91.30%
Comoros 89.90%
Syrian Arab Republic 89.00%
Afghanistan 85.30%
Yemen 76.00%
Senegal 67.90%
Gambia 65.40%
Togo 57.20%
Benin 56.50%
Eritrea 55.40%
Ethiopia 55.00%
North Korea 54.70%
Mali 53.00%
Rwanda 50.60%
Zimbabwe 50.10%
Haiti 49.30%
Somalia 48.90%
Guinea 47.70%
Uganda 47.10%
Tanzania 45.80%
Guinea-Bissau 37.40%
Madagascar 36.10%
Mozambique 33.20%
Liberia 31.80%
Sierra Leone 29.40%
Democratic Republic of Congo 21.50%
Niger 19.50%
Burkina Faso 19.50%
Central African Republic 15.70%
Malawi 14.00%
Chad 11.70%
Burundi 10.30%
South Sudan 8.40%
Zimbabwe Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 50.10% 1.10%
2021 49.00% -3.70%
2020 52.70% 6.00%
2019 46.70% 1.30%
2018 45.40% 1.40%
2017 44.00% 1.50%
2016 42.50% 8.80%
2015 33.70% 1.40%
2014 32.30% -8.30%
2013 40.60% -3.40%
2012 44.00% 7.10%
2011 36.90% -2.00%
2010 38.90% -4.50%
2009 43.40% 5.70%
2008 37.70% 0.50%
2007 37.20% 0.00%
2006 37.20% 1.10%
2005 36.10% 0.50%
2004 35.60% 0.50%
2003 35.10% 0.90%
2002 34.20% 0.00%
2001 34.20% 0.50%
2000 33.70% -4.70%
1999 38.40% 5.30%
1998 33.10% 0.38%
1997 32.72% 0.39%
1996 32.34% 0.39%
1995 31.95% 3.85%
1994 28.10% -3.06%
1993 31.16% 2.96%
1992 28.20% 2.96%