Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Kenya
Kenya: Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population was 98 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Kenya, 1993–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 98 for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Kenya peaked at 98 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.22, in 1994.
Kenya ranks 155th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 42.5 | — |
| 1994 | 39.22 | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 41.03 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 42.83 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 44.61 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 47.5 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 48.12 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 49.9 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 51.6 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 53.3 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 50.2 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 56.7 | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 58.5 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 60.2 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 62 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 63.8 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 65.6 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 58.2 | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 69.3 | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 71.1 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 73 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 68.4 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 78.1 | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 84.3 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 83.6 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 87.2 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 90.8 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 94.1 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 97.5 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 98 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.69 | 39.22 | 48.12 | 7 |
| 2000s | 57.18 | 49.9 | 65.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.4 | 58.2 | 90.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.53 | 94.1 | 98 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Kenya?
- Access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Kenya was 98 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.22 in 1994.
- How does Kenya rank for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population?
- Kenya ranks 155th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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