Access to electricity in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Access to electricity was 65.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 65.3% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.8% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 65.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 1990.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 202nd out of 217 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.6% | — |
| 1991 | 21.9% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 23.9% | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 24.5% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 25.8% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 27.1% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 35.5% | +31.0% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 31.0% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 27.3% | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | +22.7% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 20.6% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 33.5% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 42.9% | 65.3% | 7 |
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More reference data data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Access to electricity in Tanzania, United Republic of was 65.3% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 1990.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for access to electricity?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 202nd out of 217 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014, published as part of Access to electricity (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of total population with access to electricity.