Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.829 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Senegal, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Senegal stood at 0.829 units per person. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.829 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.26 units per person, in 1993.
Senegal ranks 167th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.26 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.2719 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2886 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3052 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.322 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3384 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.362 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.377 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.389 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.368 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.419 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.368 units per person | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.471 units per person | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 0.499 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.481 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.497 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.535 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.565 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.565 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.565 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.57 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.61 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.605 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.645 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.617 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.66 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.704 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.643 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.68 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.679 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.742 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.829 units per person | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3069 units per person | 0.26 units per person | 0.362 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4404 units per person | 0.368 units per person | 0.535 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6106 units per person | 0.565 units per person | 0.704 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7146 units per person | 0.643 units per person | 0.829 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More energy & mining data for Senegal
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Senegal?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Senegal was 0.829 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.829 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 units per person in 1993.
- How does Senegal rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.