Tanzania — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Tanzania, 1992–2024.
Electricity access for Tanzania was 52.40% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 33 years, from 1992 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 2.33% in 1993 (about 22.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 6.59% per year.
Tanzania ranks 199 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 93%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so Tanzania sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 123%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 33 of 48 economies; Mauritania (52.20%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 120% in 1996. That is 38% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1992 level: doubled by 2005. Doubling roughly every 11 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 119th of 122 in 1992 → 197th of 211 in 2000 → 201st of 215 in 2010 → 201st of 215 in 2020 → 199th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1992 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52.4% | +4.1 pp |
| 2023 | 48.3% | +2.5 pp |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +3.1 pp |
| 2021 | 42.7% | +2.8 pp |
| 2020 | 39.9% | +2.2 pp |
| 2019 | 37.7% | +2.8 pp |
| 2018 | 34.9% | +2.8 pp |
| 2017 | 32.1% | -0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +6.6 pp |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +2.7 pp |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +7.1 pp |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +1.1 pp |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +3.6 pp |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -4.4 pp |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +1.0 pp |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +2.4 pp |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +1.0 pp |
| 2001 | 9.7% | +1.0 pp |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +0.7 pp |
| 1999 | 8% | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 7.16% | +1.0 pp |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -3.2 pp |
| 1996 | 9.4% | +5.1 pp |
| 1995 | 4.27% | +1.0 pp |
| 1994 | 3.3% | +1.0 pp |
| 1993 | 2.33% | -4.5 pp |
| 1992 | 6.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tanzania’s Electricity access in 1993?
2.33% (1993). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Tanzania’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1992 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +670.6% in total — about 6.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 52.4%; 2023: 48.3%; 2022: 45.8%; 2021: 42.7%; 2020: 39.9%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.