Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita was 25.98 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 25.98 for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 554.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Senegal peaked at 25.98 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Senegal 184th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 4.43 | — |
| 2011 | 4.32 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.21 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.1 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.97 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.87 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.71 | +73.4% |
| 2017 | 9.15 | +36.4% |
| 2018 | 11.54 | +26.1% |
| 2019 | 16.18 | +40.2% |
| 2020 | 21.96 | +35.7% |
| 2021 | 25.33 | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 24.87 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 24.27 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 25.98 | +7.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 25.98 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.03, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 25.98 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.38, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +73.4% | 3.87 | 6.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.85 | 3.87 | 16.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.48 | 21.96 | 25.98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 181 Democratic Republic of Congo 30.02 compare
- 182 Cote d'Ivoire 28.78 compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 28.69 compare
- 185 Mali 25.94 compare
- 186 Malawi 24.03 compare
- 187 Kuwait 23.12 compare
More energy & mining data for Senegal
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Senegal?
- Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Senegal was 25.98 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 25.98 in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita?
- Senegal ranks 184th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 554.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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