Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Senegal
Senegal: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 84.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Senegal is 84.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Senegal peaked at 97.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2021.
That places Senegal 71st out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.3% | — |
| 1991 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 90.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 92.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.6% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 84.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.6%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 84.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.6%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.9% | 95.3% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 89.2% | 96.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 90.5% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 82.9% | 86.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More energy & mining data for Senegal
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (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)
- Gas production per person 17.44 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Senegal?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Senegal was 84.4% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2021.
- How does Senegal rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Senegal ranks 71st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 Electricity production from oil, gas and 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 oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.