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Electricity generation from hydropower in Senegal

Senegal: Electricity generation from hydropower was 0.31 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.31 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
123rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.36 terawatt-hours
in 2016
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from hydropower in Senegal, 2000–2024

00.10.20.30.42000201220242000: 0 terawatt-hours2001: 0 terawatt-hours2002: 0.19 terawatt-hours2003: 0.33 terawatt-hours2004: 0.29 terawatt-hours2005: 0.26 terawatt-hours2006: 0.23 terawatt-hours2007: 0.18 terawatt-hours2008: 0.23 terawatt-hours2009: 0.24 terawatt-hours2010: 0.25 terawatt-hours2011: 0.25 terawatt-hours2012: 0.29 terawatt-hours2013: 0.31 terawatt-hours2014: 0.31 terawatt-hours2015: 0.33 terawatt-hours2016: 0.36 terawatt-hours2017: 0.36 terawatt-hours2018: 0.36 terawatt-hours2019: 0.31 terawatt-hours2020: 0.31 terawatt-hours2021: 0.31 terawatt-hours2022: 0.31 terawatt-hours2023: 0.31 terawatt-hours2024: 0.31 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 0.31 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Senegal peaked at 0.36 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

Senegal ranks 123rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.195 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.33 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.313 terawatt-hours 0.25 terawatt-hours 0.36 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.31 terawatt-hours 0.31 terawatt-hours 0.31 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 120 Eswatini 0.35 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 120 Lithuania 0.35 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 120 Moldova 0.35 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 124 Liberia 0.3 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 125 Belize 0.24 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 126 Hungary 0.23 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 217 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from hydropower in Senegal?
Electricity generation from hydropower in Senegal was 0.31 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 hydropower recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 0.36 terawatt-hours in 2016.
What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Senegal rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
Senegal ranks 123rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from hydropower
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
217 places, 7,927 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.