Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Senegal
Senegal: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 74.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Senegal, 1993–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 74.2% for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Senegal peaked at 74.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1993.
That places Senegal 172nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 26.0% | — |
| 1994 | 27.2% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 28.9% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 30.5% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 33.8% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.7% | 26.0% | 36.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 36.8% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 56.5% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 64.3% | 74.2% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Senegal
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 7.9% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Senegal?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Senegal was 74.2% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1993.
- How does Senegal rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Senegal ranks 172nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.