Madagascar vs Tanzania: Energy intensity

Madagascar
0.4292 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Tanzania
0.3804 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Madagascar rank
157th
Tanzania rank
158th

Energy intensity over time

  • Madagascar
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.4292 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.3804 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0488 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tanzania ahead.

Madagascar ranks 157th and Tanzania ranks 158th of 165 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3714 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5648 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1934 kilowatt-hours per dollar Tanzania
1990s 0.3344 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4378 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1034 kilowatt-hours per dollar Tanzania
2000s 0.3669 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3715 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0046 kilowatt-hours per dollar Tanzania
2010s 0.4069 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.363 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0439 kilowatt-hours per dollar Madagascar
2020s 0.3967 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3494 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0473 kilowatt-hours per dollar Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity, Madagascar or Tanzania?
Madagascar, at 0.4292 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.3804 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Tanzania as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity between Madagascar and Tanzania?
0.0488 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Madagascar and Tanzania rank globally for energy intensity?
Madagascar ranks 157th and Tanzania ranks 158th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 7,844 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.