Electricity generation from renewables in Kenya
Kenya: Electricity generation from renewables was 12.64 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from renewables 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 renewables in Kenya is 12.64 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables in Kenya peaked at 12.64 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.74 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 65th of 209 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 terawatt-hours | 1.74 terawatt-hours | 4.94 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.67 terawatt-hours | 5.33 terawatt-hours | 10.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.62 terawatt-hours | 10.93 terawatt-hours | 12.64 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More energy & mining data for Kenya
- Fuel imports 23.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.1% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 1.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 69.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from renewables in Kenya?
- Electricity generation from renewables in Kenya was 12.64 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 renewables recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 12.64 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for electricity generation from renewables?
- Kenya ranks 65th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. 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 from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.