Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Kenya
Kenya: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption was 30,279 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 30,279 TJ for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in 2024.
The figure is up 359.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Kenya peaked at 38,251 TJ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5,553 TJ, in 2013.
That places Kenya 19th out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Kenya, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30,184 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 31,176 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 32,170 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 33,156 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 34,127 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 34,670 TJ | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 35,228 TJ | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 35,801 TJ | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 36,389 TJ | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 36,993 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 37,614 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 38,251 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 24,894 TJ | -34.9% |
| 2003 | 25,566 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 26,256 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 26,965 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 27,693 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 28,441 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 29,024 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 26,190 TJ | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 21,238 TJ | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 10,822 TJ | -49.0% |
| 2012 | 11,578 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 5,553 TJ | -52.0% |
| 2014 | 6,593 TJ | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 7,339 TJ | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 9,763 TJ | +33.0% |
| 2017 | 9,255 TJ | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 28,235 TJ | +205.1% |
| 2019 | 28,912 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 28,869 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 28,877 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29,091 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 30,279 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 30,279 TJ | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 30,279 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,063 TJ, 2.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 30,279 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,037 TJ, 3.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +205.1% | 9,255 TJ | 28,235 TJ |
| 2013 | -52.0% | 11,578 TJ | 5,553 TJ |
| 2011 | -49.0% | 21,238 TJ | 10,822 TJ |
| 2002 | -34.9% | 38,251 TJ | 24,894 TJ |
| 2016 | +33.0% | 7,339 TJ | 9,763 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,989 TJ | 30,184 TJ | 36,993 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,089 TJ | 24,894 TJ | 38,251 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,929 TJ | 5,553 TJ | 28,912 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,479 TJ | 28,869 TJ | 30,279 TJ | 5 |
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More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Kenya?
- Other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Kenya was 30,279 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 38,251 TJ in 2001.
- What is the lowest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,553 TJ in 2013.
- How does Kenya rank for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption?
- Kenya ranks 19th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 359.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.