Electricity demand per person in Tanzania
Tanzania: Electricity demand per person was 131.71 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
131.71 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 18.5%
World rank
197th
of 214 countries
All-time high
161.52 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
69.8 kilowatt-hours
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand per person in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity demand per person in Tanzania stood at 131.71 kilowatt-hours.
The figure is down 18.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Tanzania peaked at 161.52 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.8 kilowatt-hours, in 2004.
Tanzania ranks 197th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.43 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 81.82 kilowatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 81.39 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.41 kilowatt-hours | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 69.8 kilowatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 94.69 kilowatt-hours | +35.7% |
| 2006 | 88.6 kilowatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 103.78 kilowatt-hours | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 105.71 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 111.38 kilowatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 120.42 kilowatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 113.41 kilowatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 120.95 kilowatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 123.91 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 125.52 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 126.87 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 128.57 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 129.01 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 129.36 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 133.16 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 130.22 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 139.9 kilowatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 150.98 kilowatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 161.52 kilowatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 131.71 kilowatt-hours | -18.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 131.71 kilowatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 671.99 kilowatt-hours, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 131.71 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 249.74 kilowatt-hours, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6 kilowatt-hours | 69.8 kilowatt-hours | 111.38 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.12 kilowatt-hours | 113.41 kilowatt-hours | 133.16 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 142.87 kilowatt-hours | 130.22 kilowatt-hours | 161.52 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 194 Democratic Republic of Congo 158.86 kilowatt-hours compare
- 195 Burkina Faso 135.46 kilowatt-hours compare
- 196 Solomon Islands 134.28 kilowatt-hours compare
- 198 Yemen 129.36 kilowatt-hours compare
- 199 Eritrea 127.28 kilowatt-hours compare
- 200 Uganda 107.37 kilowatt-hours compare
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)
- 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 demand per person in Tanzania?
- Electricity demand per person in Tanzania was 131.71 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 161.52 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8 kilowatt-hours in 2004.
- How does Tanzania rank for electricity demand per person?
- Tanzania ranks 197th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.