Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 53.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Tanzania, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 53.2% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.5% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Tanzania peaked at 73.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1998.
Tanzania ranks 126th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.9% | — |
| 1991 | 5.3% | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 9.1% | +73.5% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +22.0% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | +42.0% |
| 1995 | 20.0% | +26.4% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | -31.4% |
| 1997 | 24.5% | +78.5% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -86.3% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | +87.7% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +114.2% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -61.8% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -28.1% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | +864.3% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | -31.8% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 47.9% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +25.2% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 60.8% | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 65.1% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 53.2% | -27.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 53.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.6%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 53.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.6%, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +864.3% | 4.1% | 39.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 3.3% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 3.7% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 47.9% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 53.2% | 73.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More energy & mining data for Tanzania
- Ores and metals imports 1.9% (2025)
- Gas production 21.59 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 314.84 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 21.59 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 314.84 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Tanzania?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Tanzania was 53.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1998.
- How does Tanzania rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Tanzania ranks 126th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.