People [1]

People

Population 53,005,614 (2021)
Population Growth Rate 1.943 annual % (2021)
Age Dependency Ratio 70.181 % of working-age population (2021)
Urban Population 28.493 % of total (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate 31.2 per 1,000 live births (2020)
Life Expectancy at Birth 62.675 years (2020)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2021)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 11.83 billion kWh (2021) #101
Consumption 9.06 billion kWh (2021) #103
Exports 0.02 billion kWh (2021) #93
Imports 0.16 billion kWh (2021) #100
Renewable Electricity Generation 10.88 billion kWh (2021) #63

Oil

Ranking
Production -0.03 thousand bbl/day (2021) #189
Consumption 117.33 thousand bbl/day (2021) #75
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 11.27 thousand bbl/day (2013) #74
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 197 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 49,501,430 (2018 est.)
Highways 177,800 km (2018)
Internet Users 12,165,597 (2016 est.)
Railways 3,819 km (2018)
Telephones 65,644 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationEastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
Total Area580,367 sq. km
Land Area569,140 sq. km
Water Area11,227 sq. km
Coastline536 km
Climatevaries from tropical along coast to arid in interior
Terrainlow plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west
Lowest PointIndian Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Mount Kenya 5,199 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 11/6/2022
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020