Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Senegal
Senegal: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 16.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
In 2024, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Senegal stood at 16.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Senegal peaked at 37.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1994.
That places Senegal 34th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.5% | — |
| 1991 | 17.9% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 17.0% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 13.0% | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 16.9% | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 15.7% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 37.3% | +96.3% |
| 2001 | 33.9% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +44.6% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +60.7% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -44.5% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +25.2% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | +1.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 16.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.3%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 16.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.7%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +96.3% | 19.0% | 37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 13.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 17.0% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.4% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 13.0% | 16.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More energy & mining data for Senegal
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Senegal?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Senegal was 16.5% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1994.
- How does Senegal rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Senegal ranks 34th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. The losses are expressed as a share of the total output.