Senegal vs Tanzania: Electricity generation

Senegal
7.63 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Tanzania
8.84 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Senegal rank
116th
Tanzania rank
114th

Electricity generation over time

  • Senegal
  • Tanzania
246810200020122024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 8.84 terawatt-hours against 7.63 terawatt-hours in Senegal, a difference of 1.21 terawatt-hours.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 116th and Tanzania ranks 114th of 214 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 2.42 terawatt-hours 3.42 terawatt-hours 1 terawatt-hours Tanzania
2010s 4.28 terawatt-hours 6.39 terawatt-hours 2.11 terawatt-hours Tanzania
2020s 7.14 terawatt-hours 9.1 terawatt-hours 1.96 terawatt-hours Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation, Senegal or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 8.84 terawatt-hours against 7.63 terawatt-hours in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation between Senegal and Tanzania?
1.21 terawatt-hours, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Tanzania?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Tanzania rank globally for electricity generation?
Senegal ranks 116th and Tanzania ranks 114th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,724 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.