Kenya vs World: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Kenya
- World
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 23.5% against 13.1% in World, a difference of 10.4%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.8 times World's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 31st and World ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.5% | 19.4% | 3.1% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 30.6% | 18.5% | 12.1% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 8.9% | 8.3% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 12.6% | 9.7% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 12.8% | 5.9% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 12.8% | 8.8% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Kenya or World?
- Kenya, at 23.5% against 13.1% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Kenya and World?
- 10.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and World?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and World rank globally for fuel imports?
- Kenya ranks 31st and World ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.