Share of electricity generation from oil in Senegal
Senegal: Share of electricity generation from oil was 78.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil 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 oil in Senegal stood at 78.6%.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Senegal peaked at 96.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2019.
That places Senegal 42nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.6% | — |
| 2001 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 81.5% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 87.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.1% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 78.6% | -3.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 78.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.8%, 16.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 78.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.6%, 5.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.7% | 81.5% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 72.5% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 73.4% | 81.7% | 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 oil in Senegal?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Senegal was 78.6% 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 oil recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Senegal ranks 42nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 oil. 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.