Electricity demand in Kenya
Kenya: Electricity demand was 15.58 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.58 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
96th
of 214 countries
All-time high
15.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
4.51 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 15.58 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Kenya peaked at 15.58 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.51 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 96th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Kenya, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.51 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 4.98 terawatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 5.37 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 5.67 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 6.32 terawatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 6.7 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 7.47 terawatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 6.63 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 6.13 terawatt-hours | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 6.56 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 7.16 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 7.83 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 8.18 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 8.08 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 9.33 terawatt-hours | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 9.82 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 9.73 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.05 terawatt-hours | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 11.39 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 11.76 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 11.8 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.65 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 13.26 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 13.69 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 14.75 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 15.58 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 15.58 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 15.58 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.81 terawatt-hours, 5.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.03 terawatt-hours | 4.51 terawatt-hours | 7.47 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.43 terawatt-hours | 7.16 terawatt-hours | 11.76 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.62 terawatt-hours | 11.8 terawatt-hours | 15.58 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More energy & mining data for Kenya
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 23.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Kenya?
- Electricity demand in Kenya was 15.58 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 15.58 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.51 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for electricity demand?
- Kenya ranks 96th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.