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Electricity generation from solar in Kenya

Kenya: Electricity generation from solar was 0.65 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.65 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
78th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.66 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from solar in Kenya, 2000–2025

00.20.40.62000201220252000: 0 terawatt-hours2001: 0 terawatt-hours2002: 0 terawatt-hours2003: 0 terawatt-hours2004: 0 terawatt-hours2005: 0 terawatt-hours2006: 0 terawatt-hours2007: 0 terawatt-hours2008: 0 terawatt-hours2009: 0 terawatt-hours2010: 0 terawatt-hours2011: 0.01 terawatt-hours2012: 0.01 terawatt-hours2013: 0.03 terawatt-hours2014: 0.05 terawatt-hours2015: 0.05 terawatt-hours2016: 0.06 terawatt-hours2017: 0.07 terawatt-hours2018: 0.09 terawatt-hours2019: 0.09 terawatt-hours2020: 0.09 terawatt-hours2021: 0.17 terawatt-hours2022: 0.42 terawatt-hours2023: 0.58 terawatt-hours2024: 0.66 terawatt-hours2025: 0.65 terawatt-hours

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 75 Latvia 0.82 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 76 Slovakia 0.7 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 77 Senegal 0.68 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 79 Uruguay 0.61 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.59 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 80 Yemen 0.59 terawatt-hours compare

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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

Indicator
Electricity generation from solar
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,116 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.