Access to electricity, urban in Kenya
Kenya: Access to electricity, urban was 98.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Kenya, 1993–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 98.1% for access to electricity, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Kenya peaked at 98.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 1994.
Kenya ranks 163rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 42.5% | — |
| 1994 | 39.2% | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 41.0% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 44.6% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 47.5% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 48.1% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 60.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 71.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.7% | 39.2% | 48.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 49.9% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 58.2% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 94.1% | 98.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Kenya?
- Access to electricity, urban in Kenya was 98.1% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 1994.
- How does Kenya rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Kenya ranks 163rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.