Kenya vs Switzerland: Energy intensity
Kenya
0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Switzerland
0.4546 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Kenya rank
152nd
Switzerland rank
153rd
Energy intensity over time
- Kenya
- Switzerland
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.4546 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0042 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Switzerland ahead.
Kenya ranks 152nd and Switzerland ranks 153rd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8346 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.32 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4886 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.6722 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.442 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.5931 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.8211 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2279 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.531 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.5765 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0455 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.4756 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4556 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, Kenya or Switzerland?
- Kenya, at 0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.4546 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between Kenya and Switzerland?
- 0.0042 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Switzerland rank globally for energy intensity?
- Kenya ranks 152nd and Switzerland ranks 153rd of 165 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.