Which has higher share of electricity generation from renewables, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 32.9% against 31.3% in Nigeria as of 2024.

What is the difference in share of electricity generation from renewables between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?

1.6%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of electricity generation from renewables

Nigeria

31.3%

in 2025

Tanzania, United Republic of

32.9%

in 2024

Nigeria rank

104th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

101st

Share of electricity generation from renewables over time

Nigeria
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 32.9% against 31.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 104th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 101st of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	32.2%	72.2%	40.0%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	21.2%	36.7%	15.5%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	22.7%	33.6%	10.9%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of electricity generation from renewables, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 32.9% against 31.3% in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of electricity generation from renewables between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 1.6%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for share of electricity generation from renewables?: Nigeria ranks 104th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 101st of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of electricity generation from renewables
Unit: %
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 6,483 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.