Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Kenya
Kenya: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate was 4.2 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Kenya, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Kenya is 4.2 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 24.5% on the previous year and down 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Kenya peaked at 64.37 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -11.19 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Kenya ranks 78th of 194 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 low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64.37 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 38.11 % change on previous year | -40.8% |
| 2003 | 13.67 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 2004 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -124.4% |
| 2005 | 3 % change on previous year | -189.7% |
| 2006 | 5.59 % change on previous year | +86.7% |
| 2007 | 4.66 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 2008 | -9.51 % change on previous year | -304.1% |
| 2009 | -11.19 % change on previous year | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 34.26 % change on previous year | -406.3% |
| 2011 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 2012 | 16.79 % change on previous year | +894.3% |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 11.06 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | 25.32 % change on previous year | +129.0% |
| 2016 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -107.6% |
| 2017 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -172.0% |
| 2018 | 11.3 % change on previous year | +713.7% |
| 2019 | 5.13 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
| 2020 | 6.63 % change on previous year | +29.4% |
| 2021 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -73.8% |
| 2022 | 2.34 % change on previous year | +34.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9666 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
| 2024 | 5.57 % change on previous year | +476.2% |
| 2025 | 4.2 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4.2 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 % change on previous year, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4.2 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2741 % change on previous year, 15.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +894.3% | 1.69 % change on previous year | 16.79 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.71 % change on previous year | -11.19 % change on previous year | 64.37 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.5 % change on previous year | -1.93 % change on previous year | 34.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.58 % change on previous year | 0.9666 % change on previous year | 6.63 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 75 Mauritania 4.44 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Estonia 4.3 % change on previous year compare
- 77 Azerbaijan 4.28 % change on previous year compare
- 79 French Polynesia 4.17 % change on previous year compare
- 80 Nepal 4.02 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Tanzania 3.93 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Kenya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 276.34 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 50,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,186 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,454 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 61.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,231 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,372 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 255.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.99 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Kenya?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Kenya was 4.2 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 64.37 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.19 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.