Renewable energy consumption in Kenya
Kenya: Renewable energy consumption was 72.7% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Renewable energy consumption in Kenya, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 72.7% for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Kenya peaked at 83.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2015.
That places Kenya 28th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.4% | 77.5% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 78.1% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 72.7% | 78.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Kenya?
- Renewable energy consumption in Kenya was 72.7% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Kenya ranks 28th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption