Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Access to electricity vs gdp per capita was 82.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Senegal, 1993–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 82.9 for access to electricity vs gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Senegal peaked at 82.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26, in 1993.
Senegal ranks 167th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 26 | — |
| 1994 | 27.19 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 28.86 | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 30.52 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 32.2 | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 33.84 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 36.2 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 37.7 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 38.9 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 36.8 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 41.9 | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 36.8 | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 47.1 | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 49.9 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 48.1 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 49.7 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 53.5 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 56.5 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 56.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 57 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 61 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 60.5 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 64.5 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 61.7 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 66 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 70.4 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 64.3 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 68 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 67.9 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 74.2 | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 82.9 | +11.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 82.9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 82.9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +28.0% | 36.8 | 47.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.69 | 26 | 36.2 | 7 |
| 2000s | 44.04 | 36.8 | 53.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.06 | 56.5 | 70.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.46 | 64.3 | 82.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More energy & mining data for Senegal
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Senegal?
- Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Senegal was 82.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 1993.
- How does Senegal rank for access to electricity vs gdp per capita?
- Senegal ranks 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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