Energy intensity in Kenya
Kenya: Energy intensity was 0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Energy intensity in Kenya, 1980–2022
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per dollar.
Analysis
In 2022, energy intensity in Kenya stood at 0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity in Kenya peaked at 0.9969 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 152nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8346 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6879 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9969 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6722 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6139 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7303 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5931 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.5434 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6967 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.531 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4852 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.5745 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4756 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4864 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 149 Nigeria 0.4649 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 150 Gabon 0.4617 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 151 Myanmar 0.4605 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 153 Switzerland 0.4546 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 154 Gambia 0.4509 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 155 Burundi 0.4458 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
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 energy intensity in Kenya?
- Energy intensity in Kenya was 0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy intensity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9969 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1980.
- What is the lowest energy intensity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for energy intensity?
- Kenya ranks 152nd out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is energy intensity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.