What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?

57,982 TJ, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Tanzania: Renewable energy consumption

Democratic Republic of Congo

862,514 TJ

in 2015

Tanzania

804,532 TJ

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Tanzania rank

12th

Renewable energy consumption over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Tanzania

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 862,514 TJ against 804,532 TJ in Tanzania, a difference of 57,982 TJ.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 233 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	470,832 TJ	384,242 TJ	86,590 TJ	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	658,417 TJ	558,202 TJ	100,215 TJ	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	784,999 TJ	736,395 TJ	48,604 TJ	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Democratic Republic of Congo or Tanzania?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 862,514 TJ against 804,532 TJ in Tanzania as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?: 57,982 TJ, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania rank globally for renewable energy consumption?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit: TJ
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste