Electricity generation in Kenya
Kenya: Electricity generation was 14.04 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation in Kenya stood at 14.04 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation in Kenya peaked at 14.04 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.31 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 99th 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 generation in Kenya, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.31 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 4.81 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 5.15 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 5.48 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 6.16 terawatt-hours | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 6.7 terawatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 7.51 terawatt-hours | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 6.67 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 6.15 terawatt-hours | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 6.55 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 7.16 terawatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 7.83 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 8.17 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 8.08 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.2 terawatt-hours | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 9.81 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 9.68 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 10.83 terawatt-hours | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 11.3 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 11.56 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 11.68 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 12.38 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 12.96 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 12.8 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 13.26 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 14.04 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 14.04 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.26 terawatt-hours, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 14.04 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.95 terawatt-hours, 7.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.95 terawatt-hours | 4.31 terawatt-hours | 7.51 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.36 terawatt-hours | 7.16 terawatt-hours | 11.56 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.85 terawatt-hours | 11.68 terawatt-hours | 14.04 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 generation in Kenya?
- Electricity generation in Kenya was 14.04 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 14.04 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.31 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for electricity generation?
- Kenya ranks 99th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.