Kenya vs Tanzania: Electricity generation from hydropower
Kenya
2.94 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Tanzania
2.8 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Kenya rank
83rd
Tanzania rank
85th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2.94 terawatt-hours against 2.8 terawatt-hours in Tanzania, a difference of 0.14 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tanzania ahead.
Kenya ranks 83rd and Tanzania ranks 85th of 215 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.75 terawatt-hours | 2.31 terawatt-hours | 0.443 terawatt-hours | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.57 terawatt-hours | 2.23 terawatt-hours | 1.34 terawatt-hours | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.34 terawatt-hours | 2.91 terawatt-hours | 0.432 terawatt-hours | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Kenya, at 2.94 terawatt-hours against 2.8 terawatt-hours in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 0.14 terawatt-hours, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Kenya ranks 83rd and Tanzania ranks 85th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.