Kenya vs Nigeria: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Kenya
12.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nigeria
13.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kenya rank
69th
Nigeria rank
67th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 13.01 terawatt-hours against 12.64 terawatt-hours in Kenya, a difference of 0.37 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kenya ranks 69th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 terawatt-hours | 6.59 terawatt-hours | 2.6 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 7.67 terawatt-hours | 6.75 terawatt-hours | 0.917 terawatt-hours | Kenya |
| 2020s | 11.62 terawatt-hours | 9.5 terawatt-hours | 2.12 terawatt-hours | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 13.01 terawatt-hours against 12.64 terawatt-hours in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 0.37 terawatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Kenya ranks 69th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.