Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Senegal
Senegal: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 13.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Senegal, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 13.3% for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.9% on the previous year and up 799.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Senegal peaked at 13.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2008.
Senegal ranks 61st of 210 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.7% | — |
| 1991 | 4.5% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -74.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +130.9% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +126.3% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +69.7% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +46.4% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +43.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 9.2% | 13.3% | 2 |
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- 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 production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Senegal?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Senegal was 13.3% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
- How does Senegal rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Senegal ranks 61st out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 799.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.