Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Tanzania
Tanzania: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 2.91 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 2.91 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Tanzania peaked at 3.24 terawatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.5 terawatt-hours, in 2006.
That places Tanzania 105th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.36 terawatt-hours | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 2.76 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 terawatt-hours | 1.8 terawatt-hours | 2.78 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.01 terawatt-hours | 2.8 terawatt-hours | 3.24 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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More climate change data for Tanzania
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 2.6% (2100)
- Population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Population, total 70.55 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Urban population 26.02 million (2025)
- Urban population 36.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.292 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 344.85 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.292 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.292 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Tanzania?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Tanzania was 2.91 terawatt-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 recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 terawatt-hours in 2006.
- How does Tanzania rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Tanzania ranks 105th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.