Share of electricity generation from renewables in Kenya
Kenya: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 90.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from renewables in Kenya stood at 90.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Kenya peaked at 93.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 22nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.4% | — |
| 2001 | 59.5% | +47.3% |
| 2002 | 76.7% | +29.0% |
| 2003 | 81.9% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 66.7% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 62.8% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 69.2% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 90.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.6% | 40.4% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 69.2% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 87.8% | 93.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 19 Luxembourg 91.6% compare
- 20 Denmark 91.2% compare
- 21 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 91.1% compare
- 23 New Zealand 88.5% compare
- 24 Zambia 87.5% compare
- 25 Belize 87.2% 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from renewables in Kenya?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Kenya was 90.0% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Share of electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.