Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.77 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Kenya, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Kenya stood at 0.77 units per person. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 113.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.77 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0347 units per person, in 1994.
That places Kenya 173rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.109 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0347 units per person | -68.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0543 units per person | +56.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0738 units per person | +36.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0933 units per person | +26.4% |
| 1998 | 0.145 units per person | +55.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1321 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.152 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 0.17 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.189 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.16 units per person | -15.3% |
| 2004 | 0.226 units per person | +41.2% |
| 2005 | 0.245 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.264 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.283 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.303 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.23 units per person | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 0.192 units per person | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.362 units per person | +88.5% |
| 2012 | 0.381 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.401 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.36 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.416 units per person | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 0.531 units per person | +27.6% |
| 2017 | 0.558 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.612 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.697 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.715 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.765 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.76 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.762 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.77 units per person | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0917 units per person | 0.0347 units per person | 0.145 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2222 units per person | 0.152 units per person | 0.303 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.451 units per person | 0.192 units per person | 0.697 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7544 units per person | 0.715 units per person | 0.77 units per person | 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 23.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Kenya?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Kenya was 0.77 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.77 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0347 units per person in 1994.
- How does Kenya rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 173rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.