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Kenya: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 51,393,010 (2018)
Population Growth Rate 2.306 annual % (2018)
Age Dependency Ratio 72.775 % of working-age population (2018)
Urban Population 27.03 % of total (2018)
Infant Mortality Rate 30.6 per 1,000 live births (2018)
Life Expectancy at Birth 66.342 years (2018)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2018)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 10.112 billion kWh (2017) #102
Consumption 8.015 billion kWh (2017) #104
Exports 0.024 billion kWh (2017) #92
Imports 0.171 billion kWh (2017) #92
Renewable Electricity Generation 8.144 billion kWh (2017) #67

Oil

Ranking
Production 0.824 thousand bbl/day (2018) #105
Consumption 116 thousand bbl/day (2017) #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 (2019) #98

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #115
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #56
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #79
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2019) #99

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: 9/6/2019
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020