Electricity generation from renewables per person in Kenya
Kenya: Electricity generation from renewables per person was 219.7 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from renewables per person in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from renewables per person in Kenya stood at 219.7 kilowatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables per person in Kenya peaked at 219.7 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 56.78 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Kenya 138th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from renewables per person in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.78 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 90.45 kilowatt-hours | +59.3% |
| 2002 | 121.06 kilowatt-hours | +33.8% |
| 2003 | 133.42 kilowatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 125.02 kilowatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 124.87 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 127.9 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 129.88 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 114.01 kilowatt-hours | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 98.25 kilowatt-hours | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 128.13 kilowatt-hours | +30.4% |
| 2011 | 126.76 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 144.23 kilowatt-hours | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 140.71 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 152.66 kilowatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 187.09 kilowatt-hours | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 179.48 kilowatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 178.06 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 194.2 kilowatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 200.18 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 209.32 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 208.95 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 209.76 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 207.63 kilowatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 214.94 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 219.7 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 219.7 kilowatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 205.36 kilowatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 219.7 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.21 kilowatt-hours, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from renewables per person in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +59.3% | 56.78 kilowatt-hours | 90.45 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 112.16 kilowatt-hours | 56.78 kilowatt-hours | 133.42 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 163.15 kilowatt-hours | 126.76 kilowatt-hours | 200.18 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 211.72 kilowatt-hours | 207.63 kilowatt-hours | 219.7 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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)
- 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 electricity generation from renewables per person in Kenya?
- Electricity generation from renewables per person in Kenya was 219.7 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 219.7 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.78 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for electricity generation from renewables per person?
- Kenya ranks 138th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from renewables per person rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.