Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.171 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Senegal stood at 0.171 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.7% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.632 people per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.171 people per person, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 48th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.623 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.611 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.632 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.581 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.632 people per person | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.529 people per person | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 0.501 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.519 people per person | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.503 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.465 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.435 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.435 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.435 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.43 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.39 people per person | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.395 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.355 people per person | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.383 people per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.34 people per person | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.296 people per person | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.357 people per person | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 0.32 people per person | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.321 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.258 people per person | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 0.171 people per person | -33.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5596 people per person | 0.465 people per person | 0.632 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3894 people per person | 0.296 people per person | 0.435 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2854 people per person | 0.171 people per person | 0.357 people per person | 5 |
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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)
- 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 number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Senegal?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Senegal was 0.171 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.632 people per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.171 people per person in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 48th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.