IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Kenya
Kenya: IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil was 8.8 Index in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
8.8 Index
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
38th
of 136 countries
All-time high
52.95 Index
in 2000
All-time low
3.52 Index
in 1989
Years of data
54
1971–2024
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Kenya, 1971–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 8.8 Index for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Kenya peaked at 52.95 Index in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.52 Index, in 1989.
Kenya ranks 38th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 39.56 Index | — |
| 1972 | 39.74 Index | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 42.73 Index | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 32.89 Index | -23.0% |
| 1975 | 29.62 Index | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 44.96 Index | +51.8% |
| 1977 | 29.4 Index | -34.6% |
| 1978 | 20.44 Index | -30.5% |
| 1979 | 15.27 Index | -25.3% |
| 1980 | 26.38 Index | +72.8% |
| 1981 | 17.58 Index | -33.4% |
| 1982 | 15.9 Index | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 7.96 Index | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 10.65 Index | +33.9% |
| 1985 | 5.98 Index | -43.9% |
| 1986 | 10.43 Index | +74.4% |
| 1987 | 13.54 Index | +29.8% |
| 1988 | 4.26 Index | -68.6% |
| 1989 | 3.52 Index | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 7.14 Index | +102.8% |
| 1991 | 4.66 Index | -34.7% |
| 1992 | 4.29 Index | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 3.62 Index | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 5.74 Index | +58.3% |
| 1995 | 10.11 Index | +76.2% |
| 1996 | 9.44 Index | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 16.49 Index | +74.7% |
| 1998 | 17.91 Index | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 33.47 Index | +86.9% |
| 2000 | 52.95 Index | +58.2% |
| 2001 | 33.47 Index | -36.8% |
| 2002 | 21.88 Index | -34.6% |
| 2003 | 18.45 Index | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 19.42 Index | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 26.37 Index | +35.8% |
| 2006 | 30.06 Index | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 26.74 Index | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 32.41 Index | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 44.49 Index | +37.3% |
| 2010 | 36.13 Index | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 36.27 Index | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.58 Index | -24.0% |
| 2013 | 25.02 Index | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 28.1 Index | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 14.5 Index | -48.4% |
| 2016 | 14.33 Index | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.46 Index | +70.7% |
| 2018 | 13.69 Index | -44.0% |
| 2019 | 11.36 Index | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 6.46 Index | -43.2% |
| 2021 | 10.2 Index | +57.9% |
| 2022 | 12.25 Index | +20.2% |
| 2023 | 10.28 Index | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 8.8 Index | -14.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 8.8 Index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.95 Index, 4.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 8.8 Index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8 Index, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.73 Index | 15.27 Index | 44.96 Index | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.62 Index | 3.52 Index | 26.38 Index | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.29 Index | 3.62 Index | 33.47 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.62 Index | 18.45 Index | 52.95 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.14 Index | 11.36 Index | 36.27 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6 Index | 6.46 Index | 12.25 Index | 5 |
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- 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 ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Kenya?
- Ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Kenya was 8.8 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 52.95 Index in 2000.
- What is the lowest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.52 Index in 1989.
- How does Kenya rank for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil?
- Kenya ranks 38th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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