Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 16.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electric power transmission and distribution losses in Tanzania, United Republic of is 16.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 35.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2003.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 35th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.0% | — |
| 1991 | 21.6% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 20.6% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 28.8% | +39.7% |
| 1994 | 19.7% | -31.7% |
| 1995 | 12.8% | -35.1% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | -25.5% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 22.4% | +90.1% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -32.4% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | -47.0% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +37.8% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +74.9% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +88.8% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | -44.0% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +36.5% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 9.5% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 8.6% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 13.3% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 12.9% | 17.6% | 4 |
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- 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 electric power transmission and distribution losses in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Tanzania, United Republic of was 16.8% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2003.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 35th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. The losses are expressed as a share of the total output.