Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Kenya

Access to electricity in Kenya in 2024 — 77%. Ranked 174 in the world out of 215. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 66.1 pp.

2024 77% +0.8 pp vs 2023
World rank 174of 215
Period maximum 77%2024
Period minimum 3.5%1994

Trend over time

1993–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Kenya, 1993–20240204060801993199720012005200920132017202120241993: 10.9%1994: 3.5%1995: 5.4%1996: 7.4%1997: 9.3%1998: 14.5%1999: 13.2%2000: 15.2%2001: 17%2002: 18.9%2003: 16%2004: 22.6%2005: 24.5%2006: 26.4%2007: 28.3%2008: 30.3%2009: 23%2010: 19.2%2011: 36.2%2012: 38.1%2013: 40.1%2014: 36%2015: 41.6%2016: 53.1%2017: 55.8%2018: 61.2%2019: 69.7%2020: 71.5%2021: 76.5%2022: 76%2023: 76.2%2024: 77%
Change over the period: +66.1 pp Annual average: 2.13 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya

Kenya 77%
World 91.9%
Eastern Africa computed 52.5%
Access to electricity — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 77 +0.8 pp
2023 76.2 +0.2 pp
2022 76 −0.5 pp
2021 76.5 +5 pp
2020 71.5 +1.8 pp
2019 69.7 +8.5 pp
2018 61.2 +5.4 pp
2017 55.8 +2.7 pp
2016 53.1 +11.5 pp
2015 41.6 +5.6 pp
2014 36 −4.1 pp
2013 40.1 +2 pp
2012 38.1 +1.9 pp
2011 36.2 +17 pp
2010 19.2 −3.8 pp
2009 23 −7.3 pp
2008 30.3 +2 pp
2007 28.3 +1.9 pp
2006 26.4 +1.9 pp
2005 24.5 +1.9 pp
2004 22.6 +6.6 pp
2003 16 −2.9 pp
2002 18.9 +1.9 pp
2001 17 +1.8 pp
2000 15.2 +2 pp
1999 13.2 −1.3 pp
1998 14.5 +5.2 pp
1997 9.3 +1.9 pp
1996 7.4 +2 pp
1995 5.4 +2 pp
1994 3.5 −7.4 pp
1993 10.9

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.