Number of people with and without electricity access in Senegal
Senegal: Number of people with and without electricity access was 15.34 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people with and without electricity access in Senegal, 1993–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access in Senegal is 15.34 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Senegal peaked at 15.34 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.18 million people, in 1993.
Senegal ranks 63rd of 214 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.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Senegal, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.18 million people | — |
| 1994 | 2.34 million people | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 2.55 million people | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 2.77 million people | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 2.99 million people | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 3.22 million people | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 3.52 million people | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 3.76 million people | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 3.97 million people | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 3.85 million people | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 4.49 million people | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 4.04 million people | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 5.29 million people | +31.0% |
| 2006 | 5.74 million people | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 5.66 million people | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 5.99 million people | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 6.60 million people | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 7.14 million people | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 7.32 million people | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 7.52 million people | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 7.82 million people | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 8.63 million people | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 8.83 million people | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.70 million people | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 9.55 million people | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 10.50 million people | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 11.51 million people | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 10.80 million people | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 11.71 million people | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 11.99 million people | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 13.41 million people | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 15.34 million people | +14.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 15.34 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.31 million people, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 15.34 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.45 million people, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people with and without electricity access in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +31.0% | 4.04 million people | 5.29 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.80 million people | 2.18 million people | 3.52 million people | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.94 million people | 3.76 million people | 6.60 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.85 million people | 7.14 million people | 11.51 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.65 million people | 10.80 million people | 15.34 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 60 Cambodia 17.50 million people compare
- 61 Guatemala 16.73 million people compare
- 62 North Korea 16.27 million people compare
- 64 Madagascar 13.59 million people compare
- 65 Mozambique 12.78 million people compare
- 66 Tunisia 12.28 million people compare
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 number of people with and without electricity access in Senegal?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Senegal was 15.34 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 15.34 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 million people in 1993.
- How does Senegal rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Senegal ranks 63rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.