Kenya Electricity Access 1993-2023

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Kenya electricity access for 2021 was 76.54%, a 5.05% increase from 2020.
  • Kenya electricity access for 2020 was 71.49%, a 1.79% increase from 2019.
  • Kenya electricity access for 2019 was 69.70%, a 8.52% increase from 2018.
  • Kenya electricity access for 2018 was 61.18%, a 5.35% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Moldova 100.00%
Morocco 100.00%
Timor-Leste 100.00%
Sri Lanka 100.00%
Bhutan 100.00%
Lao PDR 100.00%
Georgia 100.00%
Vietnam 100.00%
Mongolia 100.00%
Egypt 100.00%
West Bank and Gaza 100.00%
Ukraine 100.00%
Tunisia 99.90%
Uzbekistan 99.90%
Kyrgyz Republic 99.67%
India 99.57%
Indonesia 99.21%
Bangladesh 98.99%
Bolivia 98.56%
El Salvador 97.89%
Philippines 97.49%
Cabo Verde 95.52%
Pakistan 94.92%
Honduras 94.13%
Kiribati 92.83%
Ghana 86.30%
Nicaragua 86.29%
Micronesia 83.63%
Eswatini 82.90%
Cambodia 82.50%
Sao Tome and Principe 78.45%
Kenya 76.54%
Solomon Islands 76.35%
Myanmar 72.47%
Vanuatu 70.04%
Cameroon 65.45%
Djibouti 65.44%
Sudan 61.77%
Nigeria 59.50%
Lesotho 50.38%
Republic of Congo 49.66%
Angola 48.22%
Mauritania 47.70%
Zambia 46.69%
Papua New Guinea 20.92%
Kenya Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2021 76.54% 5.05%
2020 71.49% 1.79%
2019 69.70% 8.52%
2018 61.18% 5.35%
2017 55.83% 2.73%
2016 53.10% 11.50%
2015 41.60% 5.60%
2014 36.00% -4.09%
2013 40.09% 1.97%
2012 38.13% 1.97%
2011 36.16% 16.96%
2010 19.20% -3.80%
2009 23.00% -7.28%
2008 30.28% 1.94%
2007 28.34% 1.92%
2006 26.42% 1.90%
2005 24.52% 1.88%
2004 22.64% 6.64%
2003 16.00% -2.91%
2002 18.91% 1.86%
2001 17.05% 1.87%
2000 15.18% 1.97%
1999 13.21% -1.29%
1998 14.50% 5.17%
1997 9.33% 1.95%
1996 7.38% 1.95%
1995 5.43% 1.95%
1994 3.47% -7.43%
1993 10.90% -7.43%