What is the difference in electricity demand per person between Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?

49.6 kilowatt-hours, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity demand per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Senegal: Electricity demand per person

Sao Tome and Principe

389.81 kilowatt-hours

in 2023

Senegal

439.41 kilowatt-hours

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe rank

174th

Senegal rank

171st

Electricity demand per person over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 439.41 kilowatt-hours against 389.81 kilowatt-hours in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 49.6 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 174th and Senegal ranks 171st of 214 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	259.43 kilowatt-hours	217.42 kilowatt-hours	42.01 kilowatt-hours	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	435.68 kilowatt-hours	316.26 kilowatt-hours	119.42 kilowatt-hours	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	447.23 kilowatt-hours	426 kilowatt-hours	21.23 kilowatt-hours	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity demand per person, Sao Tome and Principe or Senegal?: Senegal, at 439.41 kilowatt-hours against 389.81 kilowatt-hours in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity demand per person between Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?: 49.6 kilowatt-hours, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal rank globally for electricity demand per person?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 174th and Senegal ranks 171st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity demand per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Electricity demand per person
Unit: kilowatt-hours
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.