Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 45.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Tanzania, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 45.9% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2024.
The figure is up 80.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Tanzania peaked at 96.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2023.
Tanzania ranks 49th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.1% | — |
| 1991 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 90.9% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 88.8% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 84.2% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 80.0% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 86.3% | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 75.5% | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 96.7% | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 93.7% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 85.3% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 93.6% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 94.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 94.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 59.4% | -36.9% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | +45.3% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | -24.0% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +44.1% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | +80.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 45.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 45.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.5%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) 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 | +80.0% | 25.5% | 45.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.6% | 75.5% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 41.0% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 28.7% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 25.5% | 45.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Tanzania?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Tanzania was 45.9% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2023.
- How does Tanzania rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Tanzania ranks 49th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.