Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Kenya
Kenya: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 90.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Kenya is 90.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Kenya peaked at 93.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 26th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.6% | 40.4% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 69.2% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 87.8% | 93.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More climate change data for Kenya
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Population, total 57.53 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Urban population 18.53 million (2025)
- Urban population 32.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.3761 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 551.31 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.3761 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.3761 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Kenya?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Kenya was 90.0% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Kenya ranks 26th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.