Electricity generation from oil in Senegal
Senegal: Electricity generation from oil was 6 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
28th
of 214 countries
All-time high
6.7 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
1.44 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from oil in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from oil in Senegal stood at 6 terawatt-hours.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Senegal peaked at 6.7 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.44 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 28th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Senegal, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.44 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1.73 terawatt-hours | +20.1% |
| 2002 | 1.81 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.9 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 2 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 2.28 terawatt-hours | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 2.31 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.53 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 2.64 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.71 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.83 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 2.9 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 3.14 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 3.29 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 3.65 terawatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 3.76 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.88 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.82 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.71 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 4.22 terawatt-hours | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 4.84 terawatt-hours | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 4.89 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.26 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 6.7 terawatt-hours | +27.4% |
| 2024 | 6 terawatt-hours | -10.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 6 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.34 terawatt-hours, 17.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 6 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.315 terawatt-hours, 19.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.14 terawatt-hours | 1.44 terawatt-hours | 2.71 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.52 terawatt-hours | 2.83 terawatt-hours | 4.22 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.54 terawatt-hours | 4.84 terawatt-hours | 6.7 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 generation from oil in Senegal?
- Electricity generation from oil in Senegal was 6 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Senegal ranks 28th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.