Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Senegal
Senegal: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 72.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil 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 sources in Senegal is 72.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Senegal peaked at 95.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2024.
That places Senegal 49th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.0% | — |
| 1991 | 93.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 94.8% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 90.9% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 89.3% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 80.1% | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 82.4% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 89.2% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 90.6% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 94.8% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 89.8% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 88.6% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 94.6% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.9% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | -0.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 72.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 15.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 72.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 4.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.9% | 80.1% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 88.3% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 75.8% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 72.0% | 83.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More energy & mining data for Senegal
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Senegal?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Senegal was 72.0% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Senegal ranks 49th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.