Brazil vs Senegal: Share of electricity generation from coal
Brazil
2.3%
in 2025
Senegal
1.3%
in 2024
Brazil rank
69th
Senegal rank
72nd
Share of electricity generation from coal over time
- Brazil
- Senegal
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.3% against 1.3% in Senegal, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.7 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 69th and Senegal ranks 72nd of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.0% | 2.6% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 4.3% | 0.7% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 3.5% | 1.0% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from coal, Brazil or Senegal?
- Brazil, at 2.3% against 1.3% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from coal between Brazil and Senegal?
- 1.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Senegal rank globally for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Brazil ranks 69th and Senegal ranks 72nd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.