Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Tanzania
Tanzania: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports as a share of demand in Tanzania is 2.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 121.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Tanzania peaked at 2.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2014.
That places Tanzania 59th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -28.3% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +36.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +19.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 2.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 8.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 net electricity imports as a share of demand in Tanzania?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Tanzania was 2.1% in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
- How does Tanzania rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Tanzania ranks 59th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.