People without electricity country, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.476 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Tanzania, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people without electricity country, per capita in Tanzania is 0.476 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.9767 units per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.476 units per person, in 2024.
That places Tanzania 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.932 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.9767 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.967 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9573 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.906 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.938 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9284 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.92 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.913 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.903 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.893 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.889 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.886 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.862 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.851 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.841 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.885 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.888 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.852 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.858 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.847 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.836 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.765 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.738 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.672 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.679 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.651 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.623 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.601 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.573 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.542 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.517 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.476 units per person | -7.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.476 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.113 units per person, 4.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.476 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.422 units per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9407 units per person | 0.906 units per person | 0.9767 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8811 units per person | 0.841 units per person | 0.913 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7521 units per person | 0.623 units per person | 0.858 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5418 units per person | 0.476 units per person | 0.601 units per person | 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 people without electricity country, per capita in Tanzania?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Tanzania was 0.476 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9767 units per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.476 units per person in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People without electricity country Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.