Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 7.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1991–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 7.2% for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 7.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1991.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 14th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +99.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +24.4% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +349.9% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +45.1% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 7.2% | 4 |
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- 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 energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Tanzania, United Republic of was 7.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 14th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.