Electricity demand per person in Tanzania
Tanzania: Electricity demand per person was 131.71 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Fuel imports 19.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.6% (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel exports 2.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 16.8% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 70.9% (2023)
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.