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Tanzania Solar Share of Electricity

0.5%as of 2024+59.2% vs 2023

Share of electricity generation that comes from solar (Ember via Our World in Data). Source: OWID ENERGY. Retrieved June 27, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2024 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodSolar Share of Electricity
20240.5%
20230.3%
20220.3%
20210.3%
20200.4%
20190.4%
20180.4%
20170.6%
20160.4%
20150.3%
20140.3%
20130.2%

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=TZ&metric_key=solar_electricity_share_pct" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Solar Share of Electricity across Africa

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CountrySolar Share of ElectricityPeriod
Nigeria0.3%2025
Kenya4.6%2025
South Africa8%2025
Egypt3.1%2025
Ghana0.7%2024
Ethiopia0.1%2025

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