Electricity demand per person in Kenya
Kenya: Electricity demand per person was 270.8 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Kenya is 270.8 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Kenya peaked at 270.8 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 147.18 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 181st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 170.24 kilowatt-hours | 147.18 kilowatt-hours | 202.42 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 201.56 kilowatt-hours | 172.12 kilowatt-hours | 229.68 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 247.94 kilowatt-hours | 225.98 kilowatt-hours | 270.8 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 electricity demand per person in Kenya?
- Electricity demand per person in Kenya was 270.8 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 270.8 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 147.18 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for electricity demand per person?
- Kenya ranks 181st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.