Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Tanzania

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Tanzania in 2024 — 67.08%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 53.48 pp.

2024 67.08% −6.43 pp vs 2023
World rank 103of 196
Period maximum 73.51%2023
Period minimum 4.06%2003

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Tanzania, 2000–20240204060802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 13.6%2001: 5.3%2002: 4.5%2003: 4.06%2004: 21.08%2005: 50%2006: 57.27%2007: 39.15%2008: 39.11%2009: 43.75%2010: 47.84%2011: 59.96%2012: 67.55%2013: 69.95%2014: 57.35%2015: 66.46%2016: 63.79%2017: 65.2%2018: 68.26%2019: 66.8%2020: 58.62%2021: 63.13%2022: 69.65%2023: 73.51%2024: 67.08%
Change over the period: +53.48 pp Annual average: 2.23 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tanzania

Tanzania 67.08%
World computed 59.17%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 60.95%
Eastern Africa computed 21.23%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 67.08 −6.43 pp
2023 73.51 +3.86 pp
2022 69.65 +6.52 pp
2021 63.13 +4.51 pp
2020 58.62 −8.18 pp
2019 66.8 −1.46 pp
2018 68.26 +3.06 pp
2017 65.2 +1.41 pp
2016 63.79 −2.67 pp
2015 66.46 +9.11 pp
2014 57.35 −12.6 pp
2013 69.95 +2.4 pp
2012 67.55 +7.59 pp
2011 59.96 +12.12 pp
2010 47.84 +4.09 pp
2009 43.75 +4.64 pp
2008 39.11 −0.04 pp
2007 39.15 −18.12 pp
2006 57.27 +7.27 pp
2005 50 +28.92 pp
2004 21.08 +17.02 pp
2003 4.06 −0.44 pp
2002 4.5 −0.8 pp
2001 5.3 −8.3 pp
2000 13.6

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.