Kenya vs Zambia: Coal consumption
Kenya
12.69 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Zambia
14.3 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Kenya rank
61st
Zambia rank
58th
Coal consumption over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 14.3 terawatt-hours against 12.69 terawatt-hours in Kenya, a difference of 1.61 terawatt-hours.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.
Kenya ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 58th of 220 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5877 terawatt-hours | 3.6 terawatt-hours | 3.01 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 2 terawatt-hours | 0.9495 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.17 terawatt-hours | 0.8689 terawatt-hours | 0.2981 terawatt-hours | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4.42 terawatt-hours | 3.11 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | Kenya |
| 2020s | 9 terawatt-hours | 10.13 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 14.3 terawatt-hours against 12.69 terawatt-hours in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Kenya and Zambia?
- 1.61 terawatt-hours, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for coal consumption?
- Kenya ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 58th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.