COUNTRY / INDICATOR
Tanzania Energy Use
Tanzania energy use: latest available value for 2023, historical series from 2016, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
EG.USE.PCAP.KG.OE| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 400,80 | -5,76 |
| 2022 | 406,56 | 2,38 |
| 2021 | 404,18 | -0,23 |
| 2020 | 404,41 | -10,29 |
| 2019 | 414,70 | 11,45 |
| 2018 | 403,25 | -3,34 |
| 2017 | 406,58 | -10,07 |
| 2016 | 416,66 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
Source organization: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25
Metadata fetched: 2026-08-01 01:28:52. Open original metadata response.
Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesTanzania recorded 400,80 kg oil equivalent per capita in 2023, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2022, the energy use decreased by 5,76.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an downward direction.
Across 8 observations from 2016 to 2023, the average was 407,14; the minimum was 400,80 in 2023 and the maximum was 416,66 in 2016.
Tanzania ranks 129 out of 150 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is below the available average for Sub-Saharan Africa.
It is also below the available average for the Lower middle income group.
Energy intensity and consumption scale.