Total electricity output in Tanzania
Tanzania: Total electricity output was 6,295 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Tanzania, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 6,295 GWh for total electricity output in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Tanzania peaked at 6,295 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,628 GWh, in 1990.
Tanzania ranks 113th of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,928 GWh | 1,628 GWh | 2,307 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,440 GWh | 2,472 GWh | 4,741 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,735 GWh | 5,093 GWh | 6,295 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Tanzania?
- Total electricity output in Tanzania was 6,295 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 6,295 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,628 GWh in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for total electricity output?
- Tanzania ranks 113th out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants