Net electricity imports in Kenya
Kenya: Net electricity imports was 1.54 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.54 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 15,300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Kenya peaked at 1.54 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.04 terawatt-hours, in 2006.
That places Kenya 38th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.085 terawatt-hours | -0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.22 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.071 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.22 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7683 terawatt-hours | 0.12 terawatt-hours | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 35 Namibia 2.4 terawatt-hours compare
- 36 Montenegro 1.88 terawatt-hours compare
- 37 Zimbabwe 1.84 terawatt-hours compare
- 39 North Macedonia 1.53 terawatt-hours compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 1.5 terawatt-hours compare
- 40 Togo 1.5 terawatt-hours 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 net electricity imports in Kenya?
- Net electricity imports in Kenya was 1.54 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.04 terawatt-hours in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for net electricity imports?
- Kenya ranks 38th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15,300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.