Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alternative and nuclear energy in Tanzania, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total energy use.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 2.0% for alternative and nuclear energy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 122.7% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Tanzania peaked at 2.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.
Tanzania ranks 109th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.7% | — |
| 1991 | 1.9% | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -26.2% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +35.5% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -24.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -22.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +76.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -30.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +52.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +26.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +122.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 2.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 40% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 2.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +122.7% | 0.9% | 2.0% |
| 2007 | +76.1% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 106 Moldova 2.2% compare
- 107 Uganda 2.1% compare
- 108 Kazakhstan 2.0% compare
- 110 Cote d'Ivoire 1.9% compare
- 110 Equatorial Guinea 1.9% compare
- 112 Uzbekistan 1.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Tanzania
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Tanzania?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Tanzania was 2.0% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does Tanzania rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Tanzania ranks 109th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.