Electricity generation from solar in Kenya
Kenya: Electricity generation from solar was 0.65 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar in Kenya is 0.65 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1,200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Kenya peaked at 0.66 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 78th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar in Kenya, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +200.0% |
| 2014 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +88.9% |
| 2022 | 0.42 terawatt-hours | +147.1% |
| 2023 | 0.58 terawatt-hours | +38.1% |
| 2024 | 0.66 terawatt-hours | +13.8% |
| 2025 | 0.65 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.65 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.09 terawatt-hours, 7.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.65 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.04 terawatt-hours, 16.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from solar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +200.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.046 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4283 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 0.66 terawatt-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 solar in Kenya?
- Electricity generation from solar in Kenya was 0.65 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.66 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Kenya ranks 78th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.