Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Tanzania
Tanzania: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person was 42.44 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources 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 42.44 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Tanzania peaked at 76.41 kilowatt-hours in 2002 and was at its lowest, 36.87 kilowatt-hours, in 2013.
Tanzania ranks 175th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.05 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 76.14 kilowatt-hours | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 76.41 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 70.1 kilowatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 54.05 kilowatt-hours | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 46.7 kilowatt-hours | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 37.23 kilowatt-hours | -20.3% |
| 2007 | 62.27 kilowatt-hours | +67.3% |
| 2008 | 63.66 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 61.88 kilowatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 62.11 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 44.97 kilowatt-hours | -27.6% |
| 2012 | 38.84 kilowatt-hours | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 36.87 kilowatt-hours | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 53.03 kilowatt-hours | +43.8% |
| 2015 | 42.1 kilowatt-hours | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 45.89 kilowatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 44.2 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 40.39 kilowatt-hours | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 43.6 kilowatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 53.14 kilowatt-hours | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 50.77 kilowatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 45.12 kilowatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 42.03 kilowatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 42.44 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.15 kilowatt-hours | 37.23 kilowatt-hours | 76.41 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.2 kilowatt-hours | 36.87 kilowatt-hours | 62.11 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.7 kilowatt-hours | 42.03 kilowatt-hours | 53.14 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More climate change data for Tanzania
- 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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Tanzania?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Tanzania was 42.44 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 low-carbon sources per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 76.41 kilowatt-hours in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.87 kilowatt-hours in 2013.
- How does Tanzania rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Tanzania ranks 175th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.