Electricity generation from solar per person in Tanzania
Tanzania: Electricity generation from solar per person was 0.5834 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar per person in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.5834 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from solar per person in 2024.
The figure is up 29.6% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar per person in Tanzania peaked at 0.7187 kilowatt-hours in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 176th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3944 kilowatt-hours | 0.2048 kilowatt-hours | 0.7187 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4934 kilowatt-hours | 0.4503 kilowatt-hours | 0.5834 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 173 Papua New Guinea 0.9455 kilowatt-hours compare
- 174 South Sudan 0.8373 kilowatt-hours compare
- 175 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6263 kilowatt-hours compare
- 177 Nigeria 0.5473 kilowatt-hours compare
- 178 Malawi 0.4618 kilowatt-hours compare
- 179 Venezuela 0.352 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 generation from solar per person in Tanzania?
- Electricity generation from solar per person in Tanzania was 0.5834 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 solar per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7187 kilowatt-hours in 2017.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for electricity generation from solar per person?
- Tanzania ranks 176th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from solar per person rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 solar per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.