Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Senegal
Senegal: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 39.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Senegal stood at 39.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Senegal peaked at 39.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2013.
Senegal ranks 148th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.0% | — |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 34.0% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 29.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 33.0% | 39.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More energy & mining data for Senegal
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 7.9% (2024)
- Gas production 0.3227 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 17.44 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.3227 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 17.44 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Senegal?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Senegal was 39.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- Senegal ranks 148th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households. Energy is measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.