Eritrea vs Tanzania: Primary energy use per person

Eritrea
887.37 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Tanzania
1,155 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
191st
Tanzania rank
188th

Primary energy use per person over time

  • Eritrea
  • Tanzania
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k198020022024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 1,155 kilowatt-hours per person against 887.37 kilowatt-hours per person in Eritrea, a difference of 267.63 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 191st and Tanzania ranks 188th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 2,171 kilowatt-hours per person 373.93 kilowatt-hours per person 1,797 kilowatt-hours per person Eritrea
2000s 1,035 kilowatt-hours per person 566.5 kilowatt-hours per person 468.1 kilowatt-hours per person Eritrea
2010s 760.85 kilowatt-hours per person 907.49 kilowatt-hours per person 146.64 kilowatt-hours per person Tanzania
2020s 833.04 kilowatt-hours per person 1,097 kilowatt-hours per person 263.94 kilowatt-hours per person Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use per person, Eritrea or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 1,155 kilowatt-hours per person against 887.37 kilowatt-hours per person in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Eritrea and Tanzania?
267.63 kilowatt-hours per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tanzania?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Tanzania rank globally for primary energy use per person?
Eritrea ranks 191st and Tanzania ranks 188th of 214 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 Primary energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
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
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.