Renewable energy share in Kenya

Renewable sources provided 67.7% of final energy consumption in Kenya in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Kenya, 2021 67.7% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −1.3percentage points 2020: 69.0%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Kenya (2021).
Position in 2021 31st of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Kenya over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period KenyaWorld
2021 67.7% –
2020 69.0% 19.7%
2019 68.1% 18.6%
2018 68.7% 18.1%
2017 68.1% 17.9%
2016 68.3% 17.6%
2015 69.2% 17.4%
2014 71.8% 17.3%
2013 74.3% 17.2%
2012 76.2% 16.9%
2011 74.7% 16.7%
2010 74.0% 16.7%
2009 75.6% 17.1%
2008 78.2% 16.7%
2007 78.2% 16.5%
2006 77.6% 16.7%
2005 79.2% 16.6%
2004 80.3% 16.8%
2003 81.6% 17.1%
2002 78.8% 17.2%
2001 78.3% 17.2%
2000 76.8% 17.5%
1999 77.7% 17.9%
1998 77.9% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 69.0% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 74.7%, the figure has changed by −7.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Kenya has the 31st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Kenya
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7