Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 69.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 69.6% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 70.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1998.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 102nd 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 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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 | 68.2% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 63.1% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | +10.3% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 69.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 69.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.1%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Tanzania, United Republic of 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 | 63.4% | 47.9% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 58.6% | 69.6% | 3 |
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More energy & mining data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Tanzania, United Republic of was 69.6% in 2022, 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, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1998.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 102nd out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.