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Kenya Primary Energy per Capita

1,608 kWhas of 2023-0.1% vs 2022

Primary energy consumption per person, in kilowatt-hours (Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data). Source: OWID ENERGY. Retrieved June 27, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2023 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodPrimary Energy per Capita
20231,608 kWh
20221,610 kWh
20211,635 kWh
20201,565 kWh
20191,679 kWh
20181,645 kWh
20171,727 kWh
20161,743 kWh
20151,672 kWh
20141,470 kWh
20131,424 kWh
20121,354 kWh

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=KE&metric_key=primary_energy_per_capita_kwh" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Primary Energy per Capita across Africa

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CountryPrimary Energy per CapitaPeriod
Nigeria2,343 kWh2023
South Africa21,287 kWh2024
Egypt9,661 kWh2024
Ghana3,075 kWh2023
Ethiopia693 kWh2023
Tanzania1,199 kWh2023

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