Germany vs Zimbabwe: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources

Germany
59.1%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
57.1%
in 2024
Germany rank
73rd
Zimbabwe rank
74th

Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time

  • Germany
  • Zimbabwe
020406080199020072025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 59.1% against 57.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Germany ranks 73rd and Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Unit
%
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 6,483 data points, 1920–2025
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.