Kenya vs Yemen: Electricity generation from solar
Kenya
0.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Yemen
0.59 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Kenya rank
78th
Yemen rank
80th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.65 terawatt-hours against 0.59 terawatt-hours in Yemen, a difference of 0.06 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 78th and Yemen ranks 80th of 214 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.046 terawatt-hours | 0.144 terawatt-hours | 0.098 terawatt-hours | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.384 terawatt-hours | 0.522 terawatt-hours | 0.138 terawatt-hours | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Kenya or Yemen?
- Kenya, at 0.65 terawatt-hours against 0.59 terawatt-hours in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Kenya and Yemen?
- 0.06 terawatt-hours, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Kenya ranks 78th and Yemen ranks 80th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.