Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Kenya
Kenya: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 12.64 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 12.64 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Kenya peaked at 12.64 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.74 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Kenya 69th out of 214 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 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.74 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2.86 terawatt-hours | +64.4% |
| 2002 | 3.95 terawatt-hours | +38.1% |
| 2003 | 4.49 terawatt-hours | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 4.34 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 4.47 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 4.72 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 4.94 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.47 terawatt-hours | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 3.97 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 5.33 terawatt-hours | +34.3% |
| 2011 | 5.42 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.33 terawatt-hours | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 6.33 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.03 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 8.81 terawatt-hours | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 8.64 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 8.76 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.75 terawatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 10.25 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 10.93 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 11.12 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 11.38 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 11.49 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 12.13 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 12.64 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 12.64 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 terawatt-hours, 4.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 12.64 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 terawatt-hours, 21.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources 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 | +64.4% | 1.74 terawatt-hours | 2.86 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 terawatt-hours | 1.74 terawatt-hours | 4.94 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.67 terawatt-hours | 5.33 terawatt-hours | 10.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.62 terawatt-hours | 10.93 terawatt-hours | 12.64 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 in Kenya?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Kenya was 12.64 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 12.64 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Kenya ranks 69th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.