Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Kenya
Kenya: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Kenya is 0.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Kenya peaked at 1.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.
Kenya ranks 144th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7% | — |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +27.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -36.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +26.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -43.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -59.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +68.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +30.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -44.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +38.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +42.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -49.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +123.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4 |
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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)
- 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 share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Kenya?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Kenya was 0.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
- How does Kenya rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Kenya ranks 144th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.