Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Zimbabwe: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 41.6% (2024), 155th of 188 in the world and 18th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 94.2 (2024), 150th of 210 in the world and 24th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 1.9 (2024), 158th of 208 in the world and 13th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Internet users
ZimbabweSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
ZimbabweSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Zimbabwe in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 41.6%2024 | 155/188 | 18/46 | 0.4% | 6.4% | 29.3% | +25.3 ppsince 2014 | 35.7% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 94.22024 | 150/210 | 24/48 | 2.2 | 57.6 | 85.0 | +13%since 2014 | 90.4 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 1.92024 | 158/208 | 13/48 | 0.02001 | 0.2 | 1.3 | +81%since 2014 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 1.82024 | 158/213 | 9/48 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | −23%since 2014 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 902024 | 169/215 | 12/48 | · | 0 | 71 | +1,084%since 2014 | 903 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 62.0%2024 | 184/215 | 20/48 | 33.7% | 38.9% | 52.7% | +29.7 ppsince 2014 | 55.1% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 46.6%2024 | 178/211 | 16/47 | 7.3% | 15.8% | 37.1% | +38.9 ppsince 2014 | 35.7% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 85.1%2024 | 189/213 | 27/48 | 85.4% | 85.3% | 85.7% | +1.7 ppsince 2014 | 82.9% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 37.0%2024 | 149/192 | 17/48 | 32.0% | 30.0% | 34.0% | +6.0 ppsince 2014 | 22.9% | 63.8% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 553 kWh2024 | 121/149 | 9/32 | 897 kWh | 577 kWh | 482 kWh | −5.2%since 2014 | 380 kWh | 928 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 490 kgoe2024 | 122/150 | 13/32 | 556 kgoe | 420 kgoe | 395 kgoe | +6.5%since 2014 | 476 kgoe | 640 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 20.7%2024 | 18/149 | 10/32 | 20.3% | 19.7% | 21.3% | +4.3 ppsince 2014 | 13.4% | 14.4% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+25.3 pp41.6% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+81%1.9 in 2024
- Secure servers+1,084%90 in 2024
- Electricity access+29.7 pp62.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Power losses+4.3 pp20.7% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Zimbabwe and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Zimbabwe. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Zimbabwe | South Africa | Mozambique | Zambia | Botswana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 41.6%2024 | 78.4%2024 | 20.5%2024 | 17.1%2024 | 57.5%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 94.22024 | 179.32024 | 49.52024 | 108.72024 | 164.02024 |
| Fixed broadband | 1.92024 | 5.32024 | 0.12024 | 0.82024 | 7.42024 |
| Fixed telephone | 1.82024 | 1.62024 | 0.12024 | 0.32024 | 3.32024 |
| Secure servers | 902024 | 16,6582024 | 372024 | 812024 | 4712024 |
| Electricity access | 62.0%2024 | 90.2%2024 | 36.9%2024 | 53.6%2024 | 80.2%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 46.6%2024 | 86.3%2024 | 12.3%2024 | 31.3%2024 | 45.9%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 85.1%2024 | 92.4%2024 | 79.8%2024 | 80.3%2024 | 96.7%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 37.0%2024 | 90.0%2024 | 8.0%2024 | 10.0%2024 | 71.0%2024 |