Net energy imports in Tanzania

Net imports covered 15.1% of energy use in Tanzania in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Tanzania, 2024 15.1% % of energy use
Change from 2023 +4.2percentage points 2023: 10.9%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Tanzania (2024).
Position in 2024 86th of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Tanzania over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period TanzaniaWorld
2024 15.1% –
2023 10.9% 14.6%
2022 12.9% -0.7%
2021 13.7% -0.2%
2020 13.0% -1.2%
2019 13.1% -1.1%
2018 12.8% -1.3%
2017 12.9% -0.8%
2016 14.1% -1.2%
2015 14.6% -0.9%
2014 13.0% -0.6%
2013 14.0% -0.8%
2012 13.1% -0.8%
2011 – -0.6%
2010 – -0.1%
2009 – -0.3%
2008 – 0.4%
2007 – 0.7%
2006 – 0.6%
2005 – 0.0%
2004 – -0.6%
2003 – 0.1%
2002 – 0.0%
2001 – -0.6%
2000 – -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.2 percentage points from 10.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 13.0%, the figure has changed by +2.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Tanzania has the 86th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Tanzania
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency