Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Kenya stood at 0 terawatt-hours per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 2000.
That places Kenya 132nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +59.3% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +33.8% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +30.4% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +59.3% | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 129 Indonesia 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 130 Sudan 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 131 Mongolia 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 133 Jamaica 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 134 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 135 American Samoa 0 terawatt-hours per person 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, per capita in Kenya?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Kenya was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 132nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.