Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Senegal
Senegal: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Senegal stood at 1.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Senegal peaked at 3.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2016.
Senegal ranks 66th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -36.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -22.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -24.6% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -43.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +35.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +7.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 19.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Senegal?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Senegal was 1.4% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2016.
- How does Senegal rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Senegal ranks 66th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.