Electricity production in the United Kingdom in Kenya
Kenya: Electricity production in the United Kingdom was 6.75 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production in the United Kingdom in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity production in the united kingdom in Kenya stood at 6.75 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production in the united kingdom in Kenya peaked at 6.75 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.43 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 21st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production in the United Kingdom in Kenya, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.43 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.48 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | +79.2% |
| 2003 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | +46.5% |
| 2004 | 1.5 terawatt-hours | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 1.47 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.48 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.49 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.65 terawatt-hours | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 1.81 terawatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 1.92 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.97 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.05 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 2.38 terawatt-hours | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 3.68 terawatt-hours | +54.6% |
| 2015 | 4.95 terawatt-hours | +34.5% |
| 2016 | 5.21 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 5.46 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 5.29 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.39 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.28 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 5.29 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.78 terawatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 6.23 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 6.2 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 6.75 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 6.75 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.01 terawatt-hours, 675.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production in the United Kingdom in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +79.2% | 0.48 terawatt-hours | 0.86 terawatt-hours |
| 2014 | +54.6% | 2.38 terawatt-hours | 3.68 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.24 terawatt-hours | 0.43 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 terawatt-hours | 1.92 terawatt-hours | 5.46 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.92 terawatt-hours | 5.28 terawatt-hours | 6.75 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 production in the united kingdom in Kenya?
- Electricity production in the united kingdom in Kenya was 6.75 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production in the united kingdom recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.75 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity production in the united kingdom recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for electricity production in the united kingdom?
- Kenya ranks 21st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production in the united kingdom rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Electricity production in the United Kingdom. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.