Renewable energy consumption in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Renewable energy consumption was 78.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 78.3% for renewable energy consumption in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 95.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 2021.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 20th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.3% | — |
| 1991 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 95.2% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 93.3% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 92.1% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 94.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 93.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 92.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 90.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 90.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 87.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.5% | 92.1% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 89.9% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 80.4% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 78.3% | 80.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Renewable energy consumption in Tanzania, United Republic of was 78.3% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 2021.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 20th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.