Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.476 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.476 people per person
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
17th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.913 people per person
in 2000
All-time low
0.476 people per person
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2024

00.20.40.60.812000201220242000: 0.913 people per person2001: 0.903 people per person2002: 0.893 people per person2003: 0.889 people per person2004: 0.886 people per person2005: 0.862 people per person2006: 0.851 people per person2007: 0.841 people per person2008: 0.885 people per person2009: 0.888 people per person2010: 0.852 people per person2011: 0.858 people per person2012: 0.847 people per person2013: 0.836 people per person2014: 0.765 people per person2015: 0.738 people per person2016: 0.672 people per person2017: 0.679 people per person2018: 0.651 people per person2019: 0.623 people per person2020: 0.601 people per person2021: 0.573 people per person2022: 0.542 people per person2023: 0.517 people per person2024: 0.476 people per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of is 0.476 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.913 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.476 people per person, in 2024.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 17th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000 to 2024.
Year people per person Change
2000 0.913 people per person
2001 0.903 people per person -1.1%
2002 0.893 people per person -1.1%
2003 0.889 people per person -0.4%
2004 0.886 people per person -0.3%
2005 0.862 people per person -2.7%
2006 0.851 people per person -1.3%
2007 0.841 people per person -1.2%
2008 0.885 people per person +5.2%
2009 0.888 people per person +0.3%
2010 0.852 people per person -4.1%
2011 0.858 people per person +0.7%
2012 0.847 people per person -1.3%
2013 0.836 people per person -1.3%
2014 0.765 people per person -8.5%
2015 0.738 people per person -3.5%
2016 0.672 people per person -8.9%
2017 0.679 people per person +1.0%
2018 0.651 people per person -4.1%
2019 0.623 people per person -4.3%
2020 0.601 people per person -3.5%
2021 0.573 people per person -4.7%
2022 0.542 people per person -5.4%
2023 0.517 people per person -4.6%
2024 0.476 people per person -7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8811 people per person 0.841 people per person 0.913 people per person 10
2010s 0.7521 people per person 0.623 people per person 0.858 people per person 10
2020s 0.5418 people per person 0.476 people per person 0.601 people per person 5

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 14 Guinea-Bissau 0.563 people per person compare
  2. 15 Mali 0.505 people per person compare
  3. 16 Mauritania 0.478 people per person compare
  4. 18 Congo 0.47 people per person compare
  5. 19 Zambia 0.464 people per person compare
  6. 20 Guinea 0.462 people per person compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.476 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.913 people per person in 2000.
What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.476 people per person in 2024.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.