Electricity demand in Senegal
Senegal: Electricity demand was 8.13 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.13 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
118th
of 214 countries
All-time high
8.74 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
1.49 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Senegal is 8.13 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Senegal peaked at 8.74 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.49 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 118th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Senegal, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.49 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1.79 terawatt-hours | +20.1% |
| 2002 | 2.08 terawatt-hours | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 2.33 terawatt-hours | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 2.39 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.65 terawatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 2.64 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.8 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 2.96 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 3.29 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 3.48 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 3.55 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.91 terawatt-hours | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 4.12 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 4.5 terawatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 4.77 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 5.14 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 5.05 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.26 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 6.14 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 6.42 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 6.97 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 7.65 terawatt-hours | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 8.74 terawatt-hours | +14.2% |
| 2024 | 8.13 terawatt-hours | -7.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 8.13 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 8.13 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.81 terawatt-hours, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.44 terawatt-hours | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 3.29 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.59 terawatt-hours | 3.48 terawatt-hours | 6.14 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.58 terawatt-hours | 6.42 terawatt-hours | 8.74 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More energy & mining data for Senegal
- 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 electricity demand in Senegal?
- Electricity demand in Senegal was 8.13 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.74 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for electricity demand?
- Senegal ranks 118th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.