Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Senegal
Senegal: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 29.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Senegal, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 29.9% for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Senegal peaked at 55.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2022.
Senegal ranks 83rd of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.5% | — |
| 1991 | 55.3% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 53.7% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 55.1% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 54.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 53.2% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 52.5% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 50.7% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 45.9% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 47.5% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 51.3% | +28.9% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | +2.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 29.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.5%, 70% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 29.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.3%, 45% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +28.9% | 39.8% | 51.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.5% | 45.9% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 39.8% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 34.2% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 29.1% | 38.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 80 Namibia 30.4% compare
- 81 New Zealand 30.3% compare
- 82 Croatia 30.2% compare
- 84 Samoa 29.7% compare
- 85 French Guiana 29.4% compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 29.3% 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 renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Senegal?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Senegal was 29.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2022.
- How does Senegal rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Senegal ranks 83rd out of 248 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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