Kenya – climate and energy statistics
Posted in National and regional statistics on 07/07/2009 11:41 am by Stephen Tindale
Total national greenhouse gas emissions as a percentage of global total 2004 figures
< 1%
Historical contribution – 1850 to 2000
< 1%
2005 per capita annual greenhouse gas emissions
0.3 tonnes
However, the main impact in Kenya is from land-use change. In 2000, the annual Kenyan average was 2 tonnes.
2008 balance of energy sources
|
% |
|
| Renewables (other than large hydro) |
82.5 |
| Oil |
15.5 |
| Large hydro |
1.5 |
| Coal |
0.5 |
Energy security
Kenya has no fossil fuels. Its biomass use is largely from deforestation. It has great geothermal potential in the Rift Valley, which is being developed. It also has ample solar resources, but does not yet use them.
Electricity generated in 2008
|
% |
|
| Large hydro |
40.5 |
| Oil |
38.5 |
| Geothermal |
17 |
| Biomass |
4.5 |