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shortage.life
v0.3 · brussels · build f3a2c81
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// $_ exec

$ shortage country get ZWE
> stress_index: 0.68 CRITICAL
> 3 events · 1 scenarios
> refreshed 2026-05-17

// readout · live

BRENT     $84.27 ▲
TTF       €31.50 ▼
OPEC_SP   3.8 mb/d ●
SPR_US    372.4 Mb
FAO_FFPI  121.4 ▲
auto-refresh 60slatency 312msbuild 0.3.0commit f3a2c81UTC 00:00:00
$_TICKER
BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%
~/countries/ZWE·region: Southern Africa·tier: monitored·methodology: v3.2cite · /api/v1/countries/ZWE

Zimbabwe / ZWE

ISO ZWEZW│capital: Harare│region: Southern Africa│population: 16.7M
CRITICAL
STRESS INDEX · v3.20.68

[ 01 ]$_STRESS INDEX · v3.2 composite

COMPOSITE · 0–1 SCALE0.68

The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.

stress index · 18-month history0–1 composite

[ 02 ]$_MACRO · economy and territory

NOMINAL GDP$27 bn
GDP PER CAPITA$1,600
AREA390,757 km²
POPULATION16.7M
INFLATION · 202690%
INFLATION FORECAST · 202755%
CURRENCY DEPR. · 1Y60%
PUBLIC DEBT / GDP95%
UNEMPLOYMENT9%
ELECTRICITY ACCESS53%
electricity generation mix · %
  • Fossil40 40.0%
  • Nuclear0 0.0%
  • Renewables60 60.0%
inflation · 2022–2027%

[ 03 ]$_ENERGY PROFILE · production and consumption

OIL PRODUCTION0 mb/d
OIL CONSUMPTION0.03 mb/d
GAS PRODUCTION0 bcm
GAS CONSUMPTION0 bcm
POSTUREnet importer
IMPORT DEPENDENCY65%

[ 04 ]$_FOOD POSTURE · cereals

CEREAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY75%
POSTUREnet importer
key commodities:
oilmaizeplatinum

[ 05 ]$_RESILIENCE · oil cover

OIL STOCK COVER15days

[ 06 ]$_COUNTRY BRIEF · shortage posture

Zimbabwe imports all of its fuel and suffers chronic electricity shortages, its grid split between drought-hit Kariba hydropower and ageing Hwange coal plants. Years of economic crisis and currency instability have strained its ability to pay for imports. Recurrent drought pressures the maize harvest.

[ 07 ]$_VULNERABILITIES · pressure points

[ 08 ]$_WATER · drought & lake levels

WATER STRESShigh
DROUGHTsevere

Severe drought has drawn Lake Kariba critically low, causing prolonged power cuts.

MAJOR LAKES & RESERVOIRS
  • Lake Kariba (shared)low

[ 09 ]$_EVENTS · tagged register

3 events recorded
2026-04-05ECONFertilizer shortage threatens African plantingAFAP — African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership2026-01-22ECONLoad-shedding intensifies across Southern AfricaSouthern African Power Pool2024-11-05CLIMZambezi drought slashes Kariba hydropowerZambezi River Authority

[ 10 ]$_SCENARIOS · with exposure

// SAF-GRID-2026

Southern African grid crisis.

prob 0.53
severity 3.8 / 5 · revision 2026-05-10elevated · 10 Southern African economies · power + mining
open scenario →

[ 11 ]$_STRATEGIC RESERVES · by stock type

STOCK TYPERESERVEDAYS COVERSTATUS
Oil · imported fuel stocksAll fuel is imported amid recurrent foreign-exchange shortages.low15daysWATCH
Electricity · Kariba hydro and Hwange coalThe grid is split between drought-hit hydropower and ageing coal plants.fragile—CRITICAL
Grain · maize stocksRecurrent drought repeatedly cuts the maize harvest.low40daysWATCH

[ 12 ]$_CORPORATE FAILURES · Q1 2026

Q1 2026 FILINGS290
YEAR-ON-YEAR▲ +23%
RANK · WORLD#119
AgricultureMining
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/ZWE | jq '.stress'
> 0.68
endpoint: /api/v1/countries/ZWE·MCP: get-country-profile(iso=ZWE)·license: CC-BY-4.0