Access to electricity, urban in Senegal
Senegal: Access to electricity, urban was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Senegal, 1993–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 95.7% for access to electricity, urban in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Senegal peaked at 96.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 1993.
That places Senegal 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 58.6% | — |
| 1994 | 65.7% | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 66.9% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 68.0% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 68.9% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 70.3% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 72.8% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 74.6% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 73.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 74.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 80.4% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 81.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 87.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.3% | 58.6% | 72.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 78.3% | 73.6% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 84.3% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 92.0% | 96.6% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.6457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Senegal?
- Access to electricity, urban in Senegal was 95.7% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 1993.
- How does Senegal rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Senegal ranks 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.