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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income

Tanzania: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 31.2% (2024), 169th of 188 in the world and 30th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 126.6 (2024), 69th of 210 in the world and 7th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.2 (2024), 187th of 208 in the world and 32nd of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users31.2%2024 · world 169/188 · region 30/46Mobile subscriptions126.62024 · world 69/210 · region 7/48Fixed broadband0.22024 · world 187/208 · region 32/48Fixed telephone0.12024 · world 194/213 · region 33/48
Internet users
TanzaniaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199620012006201120162021Tanzania31.2%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
TanzaniaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Tanzania126.6Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Tanzania in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population31.2%2024169/18830/460.1%2.9%19.5%+24.2 ppsince 201435.7%62.9%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people126.6202469/2107/480.346.984.0+100%since 201490.489.9111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people0.22024187/20832/48·0.01.9+47%since 20141.15.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people0.12024194/21333/480.50.40.1−62%since 20140.43.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people522024181/21521/48·037+2,175%since 201490371716,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population52.4%2024199/21533/488.7%14.8%39.9%+28.9 ppsince 201455.1%91.4%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population33.7%2024190/21127/471.7%2.5%22.0%+23.7 ppsince 201435.7%88.0%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population85.2%2024188/21326/4832.7%46.2%72.9%+31.6 ppsince 201482.9%96.2%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population11.0%2024169/19227/481.0%1.0%8.0%+8.0 ppsince 201422.9%63.8%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person171 kWh2024135/14920/3259 kWh97 kWh119 kWh+66%since 2014380 kWh928 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person389 kgoe2024133/15020/32394 kgoe421 kgoe404 kgoe−6.2%since 2014476 kgoe640 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output12.4%202455/14923/3221.9%19.7%13.4%−5.7 ppsince 201413.4%14.4%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Tanzania and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Tanzania. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorTanzaniaDemocratic Republic of the CongoKenyaUgandaMozambiqueMalawi
Internet users31.2%202419.7%202435.0%20248.9%202420.5%202419.0%2024
Mobile subscriptions126.6202458.52024126.5202483.2202449.5202469.32024
Fixed broadband0.220240.020243.020240.220240.120240.12024
Fixed telephone0.120240.020240.120240.420240.120240.02024
Secure servers5220241020244002024542024372024322024
Electricity access52.4%202422.5%202477.0%202455.3%202436.9%202415.6%2024
Electricity access, rural33.7%20241.0%202467.1%202444.8%202412.3%20246.4%2024
Electricity access, urban85.2%202455.0%202498.1%202478.3%202479.8%202459.5%2024
Clean cooking11.0%20245.0%202432.0%20242.0%20248.0%20242.0%2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo: digital & energy accessKenya: digital & energy accessUganda: digital & energy accessMozambique: digital & energy accessMalawi: digital & energy access
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