Kenya vs Myanmar: Energy intensity

Kenya
0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Myanmar
0.4605 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Kenya rank
153rd
Myanmar rank
152nd

Energy intensity over time

  • Kenya
  • Myanmar
0.40.60.81198020012022

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0.4605 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Kenya, a difference of 0.0017 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 153rd and Myanmar ranks 152nd of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Myanmar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Myanmar Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8346 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4471 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3874 kilowatt-hours per dollar Kenya
1990s 0.6722 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4956 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1766 kilowatt-hours per dollar Kenya
2000s 0.5931 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4391 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1541 kilowatt-hours per dollar Kenya
2010s 0.531 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.402 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1289 kilowatt-hours per dollar Kenya
2020s 0.4756 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4761 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0005 kilowatt-hours per dollar Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity, Kenya or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 0.4605 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity between Kenya and Myanmar?
0.0017 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Myanmar?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Myanmar rank globally for energy intensity?
Kenya ranks 153rd and Myanmar ranks 152nd of 166 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 Energy intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 7,844 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.