Kenya vs Sudan: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Kenya
12.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sudan
11.77 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Kenya rank
69th
Sudan rank
70th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Kenya
- Sudan
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 12.64 terawatt-hours against 11.77 terawatt-hours in Sudan, a difference of 0.87 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 69th and Sudan ranks 70th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 terawatt-hours | 1.6 terawatt-hours | 2.4 terawatt-hours | Kenya |
| 2010s | 7.67 terawatt-hours | 8.31 terawatt-hours | 0.645 terawatt-hours | Sudan |
| 2020s | 11.41 terawatt-hours | 11.56 terawatt-hours | 0.15 terawatt-hours | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Kenya or Sudan?
- Kenya, at 12.64 terawatt-hours against 11.77 terawatt-hours in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Kenya and Sudan?
- 0.87 terawatt-hours, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sudan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sudan rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Kenya ranks 69th and Sudan ranks 70th 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.