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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 209 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

2462000201220242000: 1.4 terawatt-hours2001: 1.7 terawatt-hours2002: 1.8 terawatt-hours2003: 1.9 terawatt-hours2004: 2 terawatt-hours2005: 2.3 terawatt-hours2006: 2.3 terawatt-hours2007: 2.5 terawatt-hours2008: 2.6 terawatt-hours2009: 2.7 terawatt-hours2010: 2.8 terawatt-hours2011: 2.9 terawatt-hours2012: 3.1 terawatt-hours2013: 3.3 terawatt-hours2014: 3.6 terawatt-hours2015: 3.8 terawatt-hours2016: 3.9 terawatt-hours2017: 3.8 terawatt-hours2018: 3.7 terawatt-hours2019: 4.2 terawatt-hours2020: 4.8 terawatt-hours2021: 4.9 terawatt-hours2022: 5.3 terawatt-hours2023: 6.7 terawatt-hours2024: 6 terawatt-hours

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 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 25 Ecuador 6.56 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 26 Poland 6.53 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 27 Australia 6.36 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 29 South Korea 5.95 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 30 Argentina 5.92 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 31 Honduras 5.5 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 216 places →

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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 209 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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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.