Electricity generation from coal per person in Tanzania
Tanzania: Electricity generation from coal per person was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from coal per person in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from coal per person in Tanzania stood at 0 kilowatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal per person in Tanzania peaked at 2.77 kilowatt-hours in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 2009.
That places Tanzania 85th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from coal per person in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.04 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2.56 kilowatt-hours | +25.1% |
| 2002 | 2.77 kilowatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.89 kilowatt-hours | -31.8% |
| 2004 | 2.36 kilowatt-hours | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 1.02 kilowatt-hours | -56.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4963 kilowatt-hours | -51.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9654 kilowatt-hours | +94.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4698 kilowatt-hours | -51.3% |
| 2009 | 0 kilowatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2018 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2019 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2020 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2021 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2022 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2023 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2024 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2.77 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 82 Belarus 2.22 kilowatt-hours compare
- 83 Afghanistan 0.7034 kilowatt-hours compare
- 84 Peru 0.2892 kilowatt-hours compare
- 85 Albania 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Algeria 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 American Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Angola 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Armenia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Aruba 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Austria 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Bahamas 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Bahrain 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Barbados 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Belgium 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 85 Belize 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Benin 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Bermuda 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Bhutan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Bolivia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 British Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Burkina Faso 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Burundi 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Cameroon 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Cape Verde 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Cayman Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Central African Republic 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Chad 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Comoros 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Congo 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Cook Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Costa Rica 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Cote d'Ivoire 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Cuba 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Cyprus 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Djibouti 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Dominica 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 East Timor 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Ecuador 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Egypt 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Equatorial Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Eritrea 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Estonia 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 85 Ethiopia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Falkland Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Faroe Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Fiji 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 French Polynesia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Gabon 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Gambia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Georgia 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 85 Ghana 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Gibraltar 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Greenland 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Grenada 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Guam 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Guyana 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Haiti 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Iceland 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Iraq 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Jamaica 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Jordan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Kenya 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Kiribati 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Kuwait 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Latvia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Lebanon 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Lesotho 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Liberia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Libya 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Lithuania 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Luxembourg 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Macao 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Malawi 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Maldives 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Mali 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Malta 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 85 Mauritania 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Moldova 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Montserrat 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Mozambique 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Nauru 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Nepal 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Nicaragua 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Nigeria 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Norway 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 85 Oman 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Palestine 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Papua New Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Paraguay 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Portugal 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 85 Qatar 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Saint Helena 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Saint Lucia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Saudi Arabia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Seychelles 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Sierra Leone 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Solomon Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Somalia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 South Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Suriname 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Sweden 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 85 Switzerland 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Syria 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Togo 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Tonga 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Trinidad and Tobago 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Tunisia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Turkmenistan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Uganda 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 United Arab Emirates 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 85 United States Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Uruguay 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Vanuatu 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Venezuela 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Western Sahara 0 kilowatt-hours
- 85 Yemen 0 kilowatt-hours
More energy & mining data for Tanzania
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from coal per person in Tanzania?
- Electricity generation from coal per person in Tanzania was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from coal per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 kilowatt-hours in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2009.
- How does Tanzania rank for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Tanzania ranks 85th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from coal per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.