Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Kenya
Kenya: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.101 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Kenya, 1965–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Kenya is 0.101, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Kenya peaked at 1.65 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.101, in 2024.
That places Kenya 195th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.2973 | — |
| 1966 | 0.2938 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2938 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2938 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2938 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3399 | +15.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3451 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3451 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3451 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3451 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3882 | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4042 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4281 | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4328 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4462 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4565 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4778 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.506 | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5296 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5658 | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6085 | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6421 | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6585 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7027 | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7276 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.765 | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.846 | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.851 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.855 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.884 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.964 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.976 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.967 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.998 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.975 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.952 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9785 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9852 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9757 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8621 | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.801 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7949 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.22 | +53.4% |
| 2008 | 1.65 | +35.2% |
| 2009 | 1.64 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9153 | -44.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6631 | -27.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5732 | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4543 | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3908 | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1816 | -53.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1512 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.142 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1307 | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1375 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1276 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1148 | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1163 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1226 | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.101 | -17.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.101 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.101 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -53.5% | 0.3908 | 0.1816 |
| 2007 | +53.4% | 0.7949 | 1.22 |
| 2010 | -44.3% | 1.64 | 0.9153 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2945 | 0.2938 | 0.2973 | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.382 | 0.3399 | 0.4462 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5875 | 0.4565 | 0.7276 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9081 | 0.765 | 0.998 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 0.7949 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.374 | 0.1307 | 0.9153 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1165 | 0.101 | 0.1276 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Kenya?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Kenya was 0.101 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 in 2008.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.101 in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Kenya ranks 195th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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