The share of the population with access to electricity in Kenya saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around **** percent. Access to electricity refers to the share of the population having the possibility to access electricityFind more key insights for the share of the population with access to electricity in countries like Tanzania.

Access to electricity (% of population) in Kenya was reported at 76.2 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kenya - Access to electricity (% of population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Kenya KE: Access to Electricity: Rural: % of Population data was reported at 39.300 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 16.000 % for 2015. Kenya KE: Access to Electricity: Rural: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 8.803 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2016, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.300 % in 2016 and a record low of 1.240 % in 1994. Kenya KE: Access to Electricity: Rural: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank: Energy Production and Consumption. Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.; ; World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.; Weighted average;

Roughly ** percent of the urban population in Kenya had access to electricity in 2022. This represented the highest level since 2014. That year, the share stood by ** percent. Over the timespan, accessibility to electric energy increased annually in the country. Measured against the whole population in Kenya with access to electricity, urban residents were more connected to electrical services.

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Kenya was reported at 67.9 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kenya - Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Around ** percent of the population surveyed in Kenya in 2022 reported being connected to an electricity supply that worked most or all of the time. For a ** percent share, the electrical connection worked about half the time, occasionally or never. Other ** percent of the individuals did not have a connection to the electric grid.

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) in Kenya was reported at 96 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kenya - Access to electricity, urban - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

This dataset contains electricity transmission lines with different voltage levels as well as unidentified voltage in Kenya. The dataset was provided by Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC).

Around ** of the urban population surveyed in Kenya in 2019 reported being connected to an electricity supply that worked most or all of the time. Residents in rural areas had the least reliable electricity connection from the national grid. Around one-third of the rural dwellers cited having a connection that worked steadily. In general, ** percent of the total Kenyan population had an electric supply that worked most or all of the time.

Historical dataset showing Kenya electricity access by year from 1993 to 2023.

Kenya KE: Access to Electricity: Urban: % of Population data was reported at 77.600 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 78.100 % for 2015. Kenya KE: Access to Electricity: Urban: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 52.884 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 78.100 % in 2015 and a record low of 35.904 % in 1990. Kenya KE: Access to Electricity: Urban: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank: Energy Production and Consumption. Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.; ; World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.; Weighted average;

Kenya KE: Access to Electricity: % of Population data was reported at 56.000 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 41.600 % for 2015. Kenya KE: Access to Electricity: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 18.239 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.000 % in 2016 and a record low of 3.318 % in 1990. Kenya KE: Access to Electricity: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank: Energy Production and Consumption. Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.; ; World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.; Weighted average;

As of December 2023, geothermal and hydro energy were Kenya’s main sources of electricity production. The country harvested *** million and *** million kilowatt hours from each source that month, respectively. Wind energy registered *** million kilowatt hours, whereas solar energy accounted for ** million kilowatt hours of the total electricity generation. Overall, the electricity generation in Kenya totaled nearly ****** gigawatt hours in 2023. The production of electric power has been following an upward trend. In 2017, Kenya harvested some ****** gigawatt hours of electricity. High share in renewable energy Energy that produces no greenhouse gas emissions is one of the benefits of renewable energy. Furthermore, the Kenyan government has set a goal to reach 100 percent power generated from renewable sources by 2030. Nearly ** percent of the electricity generation had derived from renewable sources in 2022. Most of the renewable electricity generated came from geothermal and hydropower. Both sources counted *** terawatt hours in 2020, whereas solar and wind registered *** and *** terawatt hours, respectively. Electricity access increases rapidly  The total share of the population with access to electricity increased extensively between 2011 and 2020. In 2011, only ** percent of the population had electricity, whereas, by 2020, this increased to over ** percent. In 2018, the government launched a strategy (KNES) to achieve universal access for all Kenyans in the short term.

Kenya: Access to electricity, percent of the population: The latest value from 2022 is 76 percent, a decline from 76.5 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 86.75 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Kenya from 1993 to 2022 is 32.05 percent. The minimum value, 3.47 percent, was reached in 1994 while the maximum of 76.5 percent was recorded in 2021.

This data set is time series electricity use data from rural households using off-grid energy systems in Kenya. As well as indicating lighting electricity use for a real-world use case, it can give insight into active occupancy times in the mornings and evenings. This can support estimation of load profiles for higher tiers of the Multi-tier Framework for energy access by adding in load profiles for additional appliances.

Two solar nano-grids (SONGs) were built in two rural communities in Kenya, as part of the Solar Nano-grids project (EPSRC ref: EP/L002612/1). One aspect of the SONGs were battery-charging systems, in which batteries could be charged at a central solar hub, and used in households to power lighting and mobile phone charging. For each battery the electricity use was recorded in real-time between July 2016 and November 2016 inclusive.

The data consist of separate demand (use of battery in the home for lighting) and charging (charging at the central hub) profiles in csv files, individually for each household. The data are half-hourly measurements of average power used for the household lighting system (3 3W LED bulbs with wiring and switches). There is data for 51 households, ranging in length from 3 days to 5 months. Note that the data set is solely electricity use for the household lighting system, and does not include electricity use via the USB port that was present for charging mobile phones. The households are anonymised and are numbered in order of ascending number of days of data.

The household battery packs were Li-ion with capacity 62 Wh, and the data were recorded using a FRDM K-64F mbed embedded in each. 13 post-processing steps were required to process the data gathered in raw form from the batteries into energy profiles for individual households (see reference below). These included: correcting the timestamps caused by time drift or recalibration of the RTCs, attributing batteries to the correct household, addressing logging disruptions and inconsistent logging frequencies, imposing limits on power and duration of use to remove non-representative battery use, and testing loading conditions to remove abnormal energy use. The gaps in the data and varying lengths of the data are caused by: technical challenges with the batteries, meaning that they required frequent repairing; issues with the RTC on the microcontroller being reset; difficulty in attributing data to the correct household. Between 18th July - 1st August (approx.), the charging hub was shut down and so there is a gap in all energy profiles.

Graphical representations of the data for each household, and further information about the solar nano-grids project, the energy data, and the processing steps involved, can be found in Clements, A F. Data-driven approaches enabling the design of community energy systems in the Global South. DPhil Thesis. Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford. 2019.

Key information about Kenya Electricity Production

• Electricity Production in Kenya reached 1,048 GWh in Dec 2024, compared with 1,067 GWh in the previous month.
• Electricity Production data of Kenya is updated monthly averaging at 778 GWh from Sep 2005 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 1,119 GWh in Jul 2023 and a record low of 441 GWh in Feb 2006.

This line chart displays access to electricity (% of population) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Kenya. The data is about countries per year.

Electricity generation in Kenya reached some ****** gigawatt hours in 2023, the highest level in the period observed. The production of electric power in the country has been following an upward trend. In 2017, some ****** gigawatt hours were harvested in Kenya.

Abstract

This Energy Access Diagnostic Report details the results of the MTF survey in Kenya and provides the status of access to electricity and to modern energy cooking solutions in that country. The report also exclusively focuses on 14 underserved counties prioritized by the Government of Kenya for improving access to electricity and clean cooking.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

• Household

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The household survey sample selection was based on a two-stage stratification aimed at achieving a nationally representative sample. A total of 3,300 households were surveyed, following the stratification criteria: 50:50 ratio of electrified and non-electrified households for the MTF tier analysis and equal allocation between urban and rural areas.

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]

Research instrument

The survey was administered using 7 survey instruments (questionnaires): (i) households, (ii) institutional – schools, (iii) institutional – health centers, (iv) institutional – places of worship, (v) institutional – government offices, (vi) community focus group discussion and (vii) mini-grid developers. The questionnaires were drafted by the World Bank ESMAP team and revised by the consulting team based on extended discussion and feedback from pretesting exercises done in Kajiado and Narok towns. A downloadable copy of the questionnaire is provided under the documentation tab.

Cleaning operations

No editing was done to the raw dataset available on this website, except removal of personal information.

Kenya Electricity Consumption: Annual: Rural Electrification data was reported at 580.600 kWh mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 513.100 kWh mn for 2016. Kenya Electricity Consumption: Annual: Rural Electrification data is updated yearly, averaging 154.150 kWh mn from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2017, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 580.600 kWh mn in 2017 and a record low of 36.000 kWh mn in 1988. Kenya Electricity Consumption: Annual: Rural Electrification data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.RB002: Electricity Consumption.