Total final energy consumption in Tanzania

Tanzania: Total final energy consumption was 938,634 TFEC in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
938,634 TFEC
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
47th
of 233 countries
All-time high
938,634 TFEC
in 2015
All-time low
365,487 TFEC
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Total final energy consumption in Tanzania, 1990–2015

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1990200220151990: 365.5k TFEC1991: 372.7k TFEC1992: 380.0k TFEC1993: 387.2k TFEC1994: 394.0k TFEC1995: 409.6k TFEC1996: 423.2k TFEC1997: 427.7k TFEC1998: 452.7k TFEC1999: 473.4k TFEC2000: 505.0k TFEC2001: 527.9k TFEC2002: 552.5k TFEC2003: 572.9k TFEC2004: 595.0k TFEC2005: 620.3k TFEC2006: 640.6k TFEC2007: 664.1k TFEC2008: 690.4k TFEC2009: 707.7k TFEC2010: 745.3k TFEC2011: 787.0k TFEC2012: 833.9k TFEC2013: 862.3k TFEC2014: 896.5k TFEC2015: 938.6k TFEC

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TFEC.

Analysis

In 2015, total final energy consumption in Tanzania stood at 938,634 TFEC. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total final energy consumption in Tanzania peaked at 938,634 TFEC in 2015 and was at its lowest, 365,487 TFEC, in 1990.

Tanzania ranks 47th of 233 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Total final energy consumption in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Total final energy consumption (TFEC) in Tanzania, 1990 to 2015.
Year TFEC Change
1990 365,487 TFEC
1991 372,697 TFEC +2.0%
1992 380,044 TFEC +2.0%
1993 387,219 TFEC +1.9%
1994 394,020 TFEC +1.8%
1995 409,613 TFEC +4.0%
1996 423,157 TFEC +3.3%
1997 427,661 TFEC +1.1%
1998 452,682 TFEC +5.9%
1999 473,441 TFEC +4.6%
2000 505,001 TFEC +6.7%
2001 527,864 TFEC +4.5%
2002 552,509 TFEC +4.7%
2003 572,921 TFEC +3.7%
2004 594,961 TFEC +3.8%
2005 620,270 TFEC +4.3%
2006 640,608 TFEC +3.3%
2007 664,093 TFEC +3.7%
2008 690,350 TFEC +4.0%
2009 707,703 TFEC +2.5%
2010 745,260 TFEC +5.3%
2011 787,013 TFEC +5.6%
2012 833,887 TFEC +6.0%
2013 862,324 TFEC +3.4%
2014 896,522 TFEC +4.0%
2015 938,634 TFEC +4.7%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 938,634 TFEC is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150,352 TFEC, 6.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 938,634 TFEC is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88,865 TFEC, 10.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 408,602 TFEC 365,487 TFEC 473,441 TFEC 10
2000s 607,628 TFEC 505,001 TFEC 707,703 TFEC 10
2010s 843,940 TFEC 745,260 TFEC 938,634 TFEC 6

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 44 Chile 1.04 million TFEC compare
  2. 45 Finland 967,639 TFEC compare
  3. 46 Czechia 962,826 TFEC compare
  4. 48 Democratic Republic of Congo 900,161 TFEC compare
  5. 49 Romania 893,624 TFEC compare
  6. 50 Switzerland 772,440 TFEC compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total final energy consumption in Tanzania?
Total final energy consumption in Tanzania was 938,634 TFEC 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 final energy consumption recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 938,634 TFEC in 2015.
What is the lowest total final energy consumption recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 365,487 TFEC in 1990.
How does Tanzania rank for total final energy consumption?
Tanzania ranks 47th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
Is total final energy consumption rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. 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 final energy consumption (TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total final energy consumption (TFEC)
Unit
TFEC
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Total final energy consumption (TFEC): This indicator is derived form energy balances statistics and is equivalent to total final consumption excluding non-energy use.