Electricity demand per person in Senegal
Senegal: Electricity demand per person was 439.41 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity demand per person in Senegal stood at 439.41 kilowatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Senegal peaked at 483.47 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 149.47 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 171st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 217.42 kilowatt-hours | 149.47 kilowatt-hours | 266.67 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 316.26 kilowatt-hours | 273.94 kilowatt-hours | 375.47 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 428.68 kilowatt-hours | 382.39 kilowatt-hours | 483.47 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 168 Mozambique 476.15 kilowatt-hours compare
- 169 Mauritania 458.47 kilowatt-hours compare
- 170 Papua New Guinea 447.22 kilowatt-hours compare
- 172 Angola 411.5 kilowatt-hours compare
- 173 Myanmar 402.2 kilowatt-hours compare
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 389.81 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Senegal
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 7.9% (2024)
- Gas production 0.3227 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 17.44 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.3227 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 17.44 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 32.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.1% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 67.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Senegal?
- Electricity demand per person in Senegal was 439.41 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 483.47 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 149.47 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for electricity demand per person?
- Senegal ranks 171st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.