Tanzania Electricity Access 1992-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Tanzania electricity access for 2022 was 45.80%, a 3.1% increase from 2021.
  • Tanzania electricity access for 2021 was 42.70%, a 2.8% increase from 2020.
  • Tanzania electricity access for 2020 was 39.90%, a 2.2% increase from 2019.
  • Tanzania electricity access for 2019 was 37.70%, a 2.8% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Tajikistan 100.00%
Nepal 91.30%
Comoros 89.90%
Syrian Arab Republic 89.00%
Afghanistan 85.30%
Yemen 76.00%
Senegal 67.90%
Gambia 65.40%
Togo 57.20%
Benin 56.50%
Eritrea 55.40%
Ethiopia 55.00%
North Korea 54.70%
Mali 53.00%
Rwanda 50.60%
Zimbabwe 50.10%
Haiti 49.30%
Somalia 48.90%
Guinea 47.70%
Uganda 47.10%
Tanzania 45.80%
Guinea-Bissau 37.40%
Madagascar 36.10%
Mozambique 33.20%
Liberia 31.80%
Sierra Leone 29.40%
Democratic Republic of Congo 21.50%
Burkina Faso 19.50%
Niger 19.50%
Central African Republic 15.70%
Malawi 14.00%
Chad 11.70%
Burundi 10.30%
South Sudan 8.40%
Tanzania Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 45.80% 3.10%
2021 42.70% 2.80%
2020 39.90% 2.20%
2019 37.70% 2.80%
2018 34.90% 2.80%
2017 32.10% -0.70%
2016 32.80% 6.60%
2015 26.20% 2.70%
2014 23.50% 7.10%
2013 16.40% 1.10%
2012 15.30% 1.10%
2011 14.20% -0.60%
2010 14.80% 3.60%
2009 11.20% -0.30%
2008 11.50% -4.40%
2007 15.90% 1.00%
2006 14.90% 1.10%
2005 13.80% 2.40%
2004 11.40% 0.30%
2003 11.10% 0.40%
2002 10.70% 1.00%
2001 9.70% 1.00%
2000 8.70% 0.70%
1999 8.00% 0.84%
1998 7.16% 0.96%
1997 6.20% -3.20%
1996 9.40% 5.13%
1995 4.27% 0.97%
1994 3.30% 0.97%
1993 2.33% -4.47%
1992 6.80% -4.47%