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Electricity generation from renewables per person in Tanzania

Tanzania: Electricity generation from renewables per person was 42.44 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
42.44 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
170th
of 209 countries
All-time high
76.41 kilowatt-hours
in 2002
All-time low
36.87 kilowatt-hours
in 2013
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from renewables per person in Tanzania, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 63 kilowatt-hours2001: 76.1 kilowatt-hours2002: 76.4 kilowatt-hours2003: 70.1 kilowatt-hours2004: 54.1 kilowatt-hours2005: 46.7 kilowatt-hours2006: 37.2 kilowatt-hours2007: 62.3 kilowatt-hours2008: 63.7 kilowatt-hours2009: 61.9 kilowatt-hours2010: 62.1 kilowatt-hours2011: 45 kilowatt-hours2012: 38.8 kilowatt-hours2013: 36.9 kilowatt-hours2014: 53 kilowatt-hours2015: 42.1 kilowatt-hours2016: 45.9 kilowatt-hours2017: 44.2 kilowatt-hours2018: 40.4 kilowatt-hours2019: 43.6 kilowatt-hours2020: 53.1 kilowatt-hours2021: 50.8 kilowatt-hours2022: 45.1 kilowatt-hours2023: 42 kilowatt-hours2024: 42.4 kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 42.44 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from renewables per person in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables per person in Tanzania peaked at 76.41 kilowatt-hours in 2002 and was at its lowest, 36.87 kilowatt-hours, in 2013.

That places Tanzania 170th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 61.15 kilowatt-hours 37.23 kilowatt-hours 76.41 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 45.2 kilowatt-hours 36.87 kilowatt-hours 62.11 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 46.7 kilowatt-hours 42.03 kilowatt-hours 53.14 kilowatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 167 Guyana 48.13 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 168 Mali 47.39 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 169 Sao Tome and Principe 43.31 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 171 Rwanda 39.28 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 172 Syria 35.67 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 173 Madagascar 32.22 kilowatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from renewables per person in Tanzania?
Electricity generation from renewables per person in Tanzania was 42.44 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 76.41 kilowatt-hours in 2002.
What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 36.87 kilowatt-hours in 2013.
How does Tanzania rank for electricity generation from renewables per person?
Tanzania ranks 170th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from renewables per person rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,983 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.