Chad vs Tanzania: Electricity generation from oil

Chad
0.35 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Tanzania
0.38 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Chad rank
116th
Tanzania rank
114th

Electricity generation from oil over time

  • Chad
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.38 terawatt-hours against 0.35 terawatt-hours in Chad, a difference of 0.03 terawatt-hours.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tanzania ahead.

Chad ranks 116th and Tanzania ranks 114th of 209 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.119 terawatt-hours 0.27 terawatt-hours 0.151 terawatt-hours Tanzania
2010s 0.271 terawatt-hours 0.6 terawatt-hours 0.329 terawatt-hours Tanzania
2020s 0.36 terawatt-hours 0.194 terawatt-hours 0.166 terawatt-hours Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Chad or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.38 terawatt-hours against 0.35 terawatt-hours in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Chad and Tanzania?
0.03 terawatt-hours, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Tanzania?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Chad and Tanzania rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
Chad ranks 116th and Tanzania ranks 114th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil. 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 from oil
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, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.