Zimbabwe — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Zimbabwe, 1992–2024.
Electricity access for Zimbabwe was 62.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 33 years, from 1992 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 62.00% in 2023. The lowest was 28.10% in 1994 (about 2.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.49% per year.
Zimbabwe ranks 184 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 86%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so Zimbabwe sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 92%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 20 of 48 economies; Togo (61.10%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 26% in 2016. That is 31% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1992 level: doubled by 2023. Doubling roughly every 28 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 112th of 122 in 1992 → 172nd of 211 in 2000 → 182nd of 215 in 2010 → 184th of 215 in 2020 → 184th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1992 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 62% | +11.9 pp |
| 2022 | 50.1% | +1.1 pp |
| 2021 | 49% | -3.7 pp |
| 2020 | 52.7% | +6.0 pp |
| 2019 | 46.7% | +1.3 pp |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +1.4 pp |
| 2017 | 44% | +1.5 pp |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +8.8 pp |
| 2015 | 33.7% | +1.4 pp |
| 2014 | 32.3% | -8.3 pp |
| 2013 | 40.6% | -3.4 pp |
| 2012 | 44% | +7.1 pp |
| 2011 | 36.9% | -2.0 pp |
| 2010 | 38.9% | -4.5 pp |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +5.7 pp |
| 2008 | 37.7% | +0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 37.2% | +1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 36.1% | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 35.6% | +0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 34.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 34.2% | +0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 33.7% | -4.7 pp |
| 1999 | 38.4% | +5.3 pp |
| 1998 | 33.1% | +0.4 pp |
| 1997 | 32.72% | +0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 32.34% | +0.4 pp |
| 1995 | 31.95% | +3.8 pp |
| 1994 | 28.1% | -3.1 pp |
| 1993 | 31.16% | +3.0 pp |
| 1992 | 28.2% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Zimbabwe’s Electricity access in 1993?
31.16% (1993). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Zimbabwe’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1992 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +119.9% in total — about 2.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 62%; 2023: 62%; 2022: 50.1%; 2021: 49%; 2020: 52.7%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.