Kenya - Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)

The value for Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) in Kenya was 506.00 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 506.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 423.71 in 2003.

Definition: Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

See also:

Year Value
1971 451.79
1972 455.60
1973 450.90
1974 450.99
1975 445.15
1976 449.72
1977 454.59
1978 451.01
1979 449.91
1980 449.20
1981 444.52
1982 435.73
1983 426.79
1984 434.81
1985 437.10
1986 459.09
1987 461.23
1988 456.49
1989 457.22
1990 451.51
1991 445.04
1992 442.24
1993 439.22
1994 430.64
1995 437.93
1996 440.89
1997 433.61
1998 437.40
1999 434.81
2000 437.97
2001 431.98
2002 426.02
2003 423.71
2004 433.51
2005 436.93
2006 443.17
2007 440.47
2008 443.54
2009 456.95
2010 464.41
2011 461.47
2012 454.84
2013 468.64
2014 506.00

Development Relevance: In developing economies growth in energy use is closely related to growth in the modern sectors - industry, motorized transport, and urban areas - but energy use also reflects climatic, geographic, and economic factors (such as the relative price of energy). Energy use has been growing rapidly in low- and middle-income economies, but high-income economies still use almost five times as much energy on a per capita basis. Governments in many countries are increasingly aware of the urgent need to make better use of the world's energy resources. Improved energy efficiency is often the most economic and readily available means of improving energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Limitations and Exceptions: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Total energy use refers to the use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels (such as electricity and refined petroleum products). It includes energy from combustible renewables and waste - solid biomass and animal products, gas and liquid from biomass, and industrial and municipal waste. Biomass is any plant matter used directly as fuel or converted into fuel, heat, or electricity. World Bank population estimates are used to calculate per capita data. Energy data are compiled by the International Energy Agency (IEA). IEA data for economies that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. Data for combustible renewables and waste are often based on small surveys or other incomplete information and thus give only a broad impression of developments and are not strictly comparable across countries. The IEA reports include country notes that explain some of these differences. All forms of energy - primary energy and primary electricity - are converted into oil equivalents. A notional thermal efficiency of 33 percent is assumed for converting nuclear electricity into oil equivalents and 100 percent efficiency for converting hydroelectric power.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use