Electricity generation from oil in Kenya
Kenya: Electricity generation from oil was 1.4 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.4 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 23.9%
World rank
68th
of 214 countries
All-time high
2.79 terawatt-hours
in 2006
All-time low
0.75 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from oil in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from oil in Kenya is 1.4 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 23.9% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Kenya peaked at 2.79 terawatt-hours in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.75 terawatt-hours, in 2020.
That places Kenya 68th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Kenya, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.57 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1.95 terawatt-hours | -24.1% |
| 2002 | 1.2 terawatt-hours | -38.5% |
| 2003 | 0.99 terawatt-hours | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 1.82 terawatt-hours | +83.8% |
| 2005 | 2.23 terawatt-hours | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 2.79 terawatt-hours | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 1.73 terawatt-hours | -38.0% |
| 2008 | 1.68 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.58 terawatt-hours | +53.6% |
| 2010 | 1.83 terawatt-hours | -29.1% |
| 2011 | 2.41 terawatt-hours | +31.7% |
| 2012 | 1.84 terawatt-hours | -23.7% |
| 2013 | 1.75 terawatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 2.17 terawatt-hours | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 1 terawatt-hours | -53.9% |
| 2016 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.07 terawatt-hours | +99.0% |
| 2018 | 1.55 terawatt-hours | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 1.31 terawatt-hours | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.75 terawatt-hours | -42.7% |
| 2021 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | +68.0% |
| 2022 | 1.58 terawatt-hours | +25.4% |
| 2023 | 1.31 terawatt-hours | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 1.13 terawatt-hours | -13.7% |
| 2025 | 1.4 terawatt-hours | +23.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.4 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.34 terawatt-hours, 4.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.4 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.315 terawatt-hours, 4.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.95 terawatt-hours | 0.99 terawatt-hours | 2.79 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 terawatt-hours | 1 terawatt-hours | 2.41 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 terawatt-hours | 0.75 terawatt-hours | 1.58 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 generation from oil in Kenya?
- Electricity generation from oil in Kenya was 1.4 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 from oil recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 terawatt-hours in 2006.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Kenya ranks 68th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.