Kenya vs Vanuatu: Electricity demand per person

Kenya
270.8 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Vanuatu
249.67 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
Kenya rank
181st
Vanuatu rank
184th

Electricity demand per person over time

  • Kenya
  • Vanuatu
0100200300200020122025

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 270.8 kilowatt-hours against 249.67 kilowatt-hours in Vanuatu, a difference of 21.13 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Kenya ranks 181st and Vanuatu ranks 184th of 214 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 170.24 kilowatt-hours 249.44 kilowatt-hours 79.2 kilowatt-hours Vanuatu
2010s 201.56 kilowatt-hours 257.02 kilowatt-hours 55.45 kilowatt-hours Vanuatu
2020s 238.87 kilowatt-hours 266.97 kilowatt-hours 28.1 kilowatt-hours Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity demand per person, Kenya or Vanuatu?
Kenya, at 270.8 kilowatt-hours against 249.67 kilowatt-hours in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity demand per person between Kenya and Vanuatu?
21.13 kilowatt-hours, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vanuatu?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Vanuatu rank globally for electricity demand per person?
Kenya ranks 181st and Vanuatu ranks 184th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity demand per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.