Access to electricity in Tanzania
52.4% of people in Tanzania had access to electricity in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1992.
Tanzania, 2024
52.4%
Change from 2023
+4.1percentage points
World, 2024
91.9%
Position in 2024
199th of 215
Access to electricity in Tanzania over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52.4% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 42.7% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | 82.0% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | 81.4% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | 80.7% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | 80.0% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | 80.0% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | 78.7% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | 78.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.1 percentage points from 48.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 23.5%, the figure has changed by +28.9 percentage points.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Tanzania has the 199th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.9%.