Electricity production from coal sources in Senegal
Senegal: Electricity production from coal sources was 1.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from coal sources in Senegal, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from coal sources in Senegal is 1.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 85.7% on the previous year and down 89.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Senegal peaked at 13.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Senegal ranks 78th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from coal sources in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.5% | — |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +793.2% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +80.7% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +48.9% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +29.8% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -81.3% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +144.2% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +25.9% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -85.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 0.0% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 1.1% | 7.9% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Senegal
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (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)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 7.9% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Senegal?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Senegal was 1.1% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Senegal ranks 78th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.