Kenya vs Low income: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric

Kenya
5.99 billion kWh
in 2021
Low income
717.99 million kWh
in 2021
Kenya rank
44th
Low income rank
42nd

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time

  • Kenya
  • Low income
-2.0B02.0B4.0B6.0B199020052021

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 5.99 billion kWh against 717.99 million kWh in Low income, a difference of 5.27 billion kWh.

That makes Kenya's figure about 8.3 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 44th and Low income ranks 42nd of 209 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 492.40 million kWh -1.69 billion kWh 2.19 billion kWh Kenya
2000s 887.47 million kWh 132.02 million kWh 755.45 million kWh Kenya
2010s 3.71 billion kWh 868.22 million kWh 2.85 billion kWh Kenya
2020s 5.74 billion kWh 1.17 billion kWh 4.56 billion kWh Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Kenya or Low income?
Kenya, at 5.99 billion kWh against 717.99 million kWh in Low income as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Kenya and Low income?
5.27 billion kWh, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Low income?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Low income rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
Kenya ranks 44th and Low income ranks 42nd of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh)
Unit
kWh
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
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Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.