Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Tanzania stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.6% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Tanzania peaked at 1.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2023.
Tanzania ranks 89th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -28.7% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +19.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 10.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Tanzania?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Tanzania was 0.8% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Tanzania ranks 89th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.