People without electricity country, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.23 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Kenya, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people without electricity country, per capita in Kenya is 0.23 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.9653 units per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.23 units per person, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 42nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.891 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.9653 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9457 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9262 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9067 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.855 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8679 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.848 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.83 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.811 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.84 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.774 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.755 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.736 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.717 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.697 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.77 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.808 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.638 units per person | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 0.619 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.599 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.64 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.584 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.469 units per person | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 0.442 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.388 units per person | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.303 units per person | -21.9% |
| 2020 | 0.285 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.235 units per person | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.24 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.238 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.23 units per person | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9083 units per person | 0.855 units per person | 0.9653 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7778 units per person | 0.697 units per person | 0.848 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.549 units per person | 0.303 units per person | 0.808 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2456 units per person | 0.23 units per person | 0.285 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More energy & mining data for Kenya
- 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 people without electricity country, per capita in Kenya?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Kenya was 0.23 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9653 units per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 units per person in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 42nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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)
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About this data
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.