Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Germany or Tanzania?

Germany, at 1.18 million TJ against 804,532 TJ in Tanzania as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Germany and Tanzania?

378,508 TJ, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany 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.

Germany vs Tanzania: Renewable energy consumption

Germany

1.18 million TJ

in 2015

Tanzania

804,532 TJ

in 2015

Germany rank

10th

Tanzania rank

12th

Renewable energy consumption over time

Germany
Tanzania

How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.18 million TJ against 804,532 TJ in Tanzania, a difference of 378,508 TJ.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania ahead.

Germany ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 233 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	215,699 TJ	384,242 TJ	168,543 TJ	Tanzania
2000s	556,341 TJ	558,202 TJ	1,861 TJ	Tanzania
2010s	1.02 million TJ	736,395 TJ	284,186 TJ	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Germany or Tanzania?: Germany, at 1.18 million TJ against 804,532 TJ in Tanzania as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Germany and Tanzania?: 378,508 TJ, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Tanzania?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Germany and Tanzania rank globally for renewable energy consumption?: Germany ranks 10th 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