IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Tanzania
Tanzania: IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil was 3.75 Index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Tanzania, 1971–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Tanzania stood at 3.75 Index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Tanzania peaked at 51.41 Index in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0349 Index, in 2002.
Tanzania ranks 46th of 136 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.
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 37.07 Index | — |
| 1972 | 40.22 Index | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 49.14 Index | +22.2% |
| 1974 | 51.41 Index | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 31.91 Index | -37.9% |
| 1976 | 24.92 Index | -21.9% |
| 1977 | 24.31 Index | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 25.18 Index | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 31.64 Index | +25.7% |
| 1980 | 13.64 Index | -56.9% |
| 1981 | 12.26 Index | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 12.41 Index | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 12.96 Index | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 15.18 Index | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 12.81 Index | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 9.77 Index | -23.7% |
| 1987 | 9.51 Index | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 9.14 Index | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 5.96 Index | -34.8% |
| 1990 | 4.85 Index | -18.6% |
| 1991 | 5.27 Index | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 9.14 Index | +73.5% |
| 1993 | 9.48 Index | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 12.18 Index | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 16.11 Index | +32.2% |
| 1996 | 10.41 Index | -35.4% |
| 1997 | 22.36 Index | +114.7% |
| 1998 | 1.16 Index | -94.8% |
| 1999 | 3.86 Index | +231.8% |
| 2000 | 10.79 Index | +179.6% |
| 2001 | 1.95 Index | -81.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0349 Index | -98.2% |
| 2003 | 1.37 Index | +3820.2% |
| 2004 | 26.03 Index | +1803.3% |
| 2005 | 16.27 Index | -37.5% |
| 2006 | 19.58 Index | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 11.42 Index | -41.7% |
| 2008 | 7.34 Index | -35.8% |
| 2009 | 2.29 Index | -68.8% |
| 2010 | 3.7 Index | +61.6% |
| 2011 | 9.42 Index | +154.3% |
| 2012 | 15.01 Index | +59.4% |
| 2013 | 21.33 Index | +42.1% |
| 2014 | 15.38 Index | -27.9% |
| 2015 | 22.64 Index | +47.2% |
| 2016 | 3.73 Index | -83.5% |
| 2017 | 4.17 Index | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 1.64 Index | -60.7% |
| 2019 | 5.9 Index | +260.3% |
| 2020 | 6.29 Index | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 6.58 Index | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 5.4 Index | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 3.67 Index | -32.1% |
| 2024 | 4.17 Index | +13.6% |
| 2025 | 3.75 Index | -10.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 3.75 Index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.95 Index, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 3.75 Index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8 Index, 43% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +3820.2% | 0.0349 Index | 1.37 Index |
| 2004 | +1803.3% | 1.37 Index | 26.03 Index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.09 Index | 24.31 Index | 51.41 Index | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.36 Index | 5.96 Index | 15.18 Index | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.48 Index | 1.16 Index | 22.36 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.71 Index | 0.0349 Index | 26.03 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.29 Index | 1.64 Index | 22.64 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.97 Index | 3.67 Index | 6.58 Index | 6 |
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 ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Tanzania?
- Ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Tanzania was 3.75 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 51.41 Index in 1974.
- What is the lowest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0349 Index in 2002.
- How does Tanzania rank for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil?
- Tanzania ranks 46th out of 136 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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