Kerosene consumption dropped to a record low of 37,120 tonnes in 2024 as more Kenyans shifted to cleaner and cheaper alternatives to cook and light their homes.
Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that the use of lighting kerosene dropped by 32 percent from 54,620 tonnes in 2023, pointing to a major shift that has seen more households use power from the mains and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to prepare food.
