Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Senegal
Senegal: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from hydropower in Senegal is 4.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Senegal peaked at 14.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 122nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 hydropower in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 9.1% | — |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +55.0% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -19.1% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -26.2% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -26.9% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +7.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 4.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 4.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 14% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from hydropower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +55.0% | 9.1% | 14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 0.0% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.3% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 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 hydropower in Senegal?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Senegal was 4.1% 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 hydropower recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Senegal ranks 122nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.