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Kenya: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 49,699,862 (2017)
Population Growth Rate 2.523 annual % (2017)
Age Dependency Ratio 75.91 % of working-age population (2017)
Urban Population 26.494 % of total (2017)
Infant Mortality Rate 35.6 per 1,000 live births (2016)
Life Expectancy at Birth 67.032 years (2016)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2017)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 9.6 billion kWh (2015) #101
Consumption 7.7 billion kWh (2015) #102
Renewable Electricity Generation 8.4 billion kWh (2015) #63

Oil

Ranking
Consumption 100 thousand bbl/day (2015) #78
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 (2018) #70

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #76
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #110
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #47
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #71
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2018) #92

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 197 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 38,982,188 (2016 est.)
Highways 161,452 km (2017)
Internet Users 12,165,597 (2016 est.)
Railways 3,334 km (2014)
Telephones 72,801 (2016 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: 7/6/2018
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 12/5/2017