Kenya
Republic of Kenya · Eastern Africa
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Facts about Kenya
Kenya exports the most tea, by volume.
Source: ecofinagency.com · checked 2026-08-08Kenya gets nearly half its electricity from underground heat.
Source: iea.org · checked 2026-08-08Kenya by the numbers
Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.
| Measure | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year. | 57.5m (2025) | 26th of 209 |
| GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices. | $136bn (2025) | 62nd of 203 |
| Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory. | 581k km² (2023) | 45th of 209 |
| Military spending, totalWhat the government spends on its armed forces in a year — pay, equipment and operations. | $1.23bn (2024) | 75th of 151 |
| Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined. | $21.4bn (2025) | 89th of 180 |
| Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents. | 71.4m (2024) | 27th of 205 |
| Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive. | 36.1k km² (2023) | 81st of 203 |
| Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture. | 288k km² (2023) | 39th of 206 |
| COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes. | 22 Mt (2024) | 85th of 198 |
| Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them. | 18.5m (2025) | 45th of 209 |
| Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed. | 63.8 years (2024) | 189th of 209 |
| GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population. | $2,363 (2025) | 165th of 205 |
| Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months. | 35.0% (2024) | 163rd of 191 |
| InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods. | 4.1% (2025) | 58th of 182 |
| UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one. | 5.4% (2025) | 85th of 185 |
| Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas. | 32.2% (2025) | 183rd of 209 |
| Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates. | 3.17 (2024) | 52nd of 209 |
| Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces. | 1.00% of GDP (2024) | 113th of 155 |
| Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies. | 37.5% of GDP (2025) | 166th of 183 |
| COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population. | 0.38 t (2024) | 165th of 198 |
| Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1. | 0.628 (2023) | 144th of 193 |
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This country exported 625,000 tonnes of tea in 2024, two-thirds more than China, yet earns less per kilo because it sells mostly unbranded bulk leaf rather than packaged, branded tea. source
The best-known estimate of what that was worth is startling: access to M-Pesa lifted 194,000 households, or 2% of all Kenyan households, out of extreme poverty, with the largest gains among female-headed households as women moved out of farming and into trade. source
Geothermal steam from the Great Rift Valley provides about 47% of Kenya's electricity, the highest share of any country. Nearly 90% of Kenya's power is now renewable, mostly geothermal, hydro and wind. source
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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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