Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population was 74.7 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1992–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 74.7.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 77.3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.29, in 1993.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 195th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23.9 | — |
| 1993 | 22.29 | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 23.87 | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 25.43 | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 35.5 | +39.6% |
| 1997 | 28.52 | -19.7% |
| 1998 | 30.04 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 27.3 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 32.7 | +19.8% |
| 2001 | 34.3 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 35.9 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 36.5 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 38.9 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 40.6 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 42.3 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 44 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 40.1 | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 43.5 | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 46.2 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 42.9 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 46.4 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 50.3 | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 53.6 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 58.4 | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 65.3 | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 64.8 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 67.9 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 73.2 | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 72.9 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 77.3 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 74.7 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.11 | 22.29 | 35.5 | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.88 | 32.7 | 44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.9 | 42.9 | 73.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.97 | 72.9 | 77.3 | 3 |
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More climate change data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 2.6% (2100)
- Urban population 36.9% (2025)
- Urban population 26.02 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Population, total 70.55 million (2025)
- Population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 102.53 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.33 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 0.292 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Tanzania, United Republic of was 74.7 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.29 in 1993.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 195th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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