Kenya vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric

Kenya
48.4%
in 2021
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
15.4%
in 2021
Kenya rank
6th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
7th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time

  • Kenya
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0204060199020052021

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 48.4% against 15.4% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 33.0%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 3.1 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Kenya ranks 6th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 12.7% 1.6% 11.1% Kenya
2000s 15.5% 2.2% 13.3% Kenya
2010s 37.8% 6.9% 30.9% Kenya
2020s 47.7% 14.8% 32.9% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Kenya, at 48.4% against 15.4% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Kenya and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
33.0%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
Kenya ranks 6th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 210 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 (% of total). 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 (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,429 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.