Senegal Electricity
Generation (2024)#115 World
7.63TWh−7% YoY
Consumption (2024)#115 World
7.16TWh−7.7% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
80.2%19.8%
Electricity Generation in Senegal
- Net electricity generation in Senegal reached 7.63 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#115 in the world), a decrease of 7% from 8.2 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.02% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 80.2% (6.12 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Senegal and renewables 19.8% (1.51 terawatt-hours).
- Senegal reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 2.8% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 19.8% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Senegal
- Senegal consumed 7.16 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#115 in the world), a decrease of 7.7% from 2023. This represents 0.03% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Senegal averaged 387 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 1.06 kilowatt-hours per day (#167 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Senegal
- Senegal had a total installed electricity capacity of 1.91 gigawatts in 2024 (#123 in the world), an increase of 8.5% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 70.6% and renewables at 29.4% of Senegal's installed capacity in 2024.
- Senegal's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 45.5% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 51.7%, hydro at 43.7% and wind at 29.8%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Senegal
- Senegal imported 0.5 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈7% of consumption).
Grid Efficiency in Senegal
- Distribution losses in Senegal were 0.97 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 12.7% of total generation, down from 14.3% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Senegal
- In 2024, Senegal generated approximately 0.02 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.02 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.0013 terawatt-hours.
Senegal Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.63 | −7% | 115 | 0.02% | 7.16 | −7.7% | 115 | 0.03% | 387 | 1.91 | +8.5% | 123 | 0.02% | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.97 |
| 2023 | 8.2 | +14.6% | 115 | 0.03% | 7.76 | +16.5% | 115 | 0.03% | 429.2 | 1.76 | −0.42% | 126 | 0.02% | 0.54 | — | — | 0.98 |
| 2022 | 7.16 | +7.5% | 116 | 0.03% | 6.66 | +11.9% | 120 | 0.03% | 377.4 | 1.77 | +4.6% | 123 | 0.02% | 0.49 | 0 | 0.49 | 0.98 |
| 2021 | 6.66 | +9.7% | 119 | 0.02% | 5.95 | +8.1% | 127 | 0.02% | 345.8 | 1.69 | +7.3% | 125 | 0.02% | 0.32 | 0 | 0.32 | 1.02 |
| 2020 | 6.07 | +4.3% | 120 | 0.02% | 5.51 | +3.3% | 126 | 0.02% | 328 | 1.58 | +7.5% | 124 | 0.02% | 0.36 | 0 | 0.36 | 0.92 |
| 2019 | 5.82 | +17.9% | 120 | 0.02% | 5.33 | +16.1% | 126 | 0.02% | 325.9 | 1.47 | +17.4% | 125 | 0.02% | 0.32 | 0 | 0.32 | 0.82 |
| 2018 | 4.94 | +4.7% | 123 | 0.02% | 4.59 | +4.9% | 128 | 0.02% | 288.4 | 1.25 | +14.5% | 126 | 0.02% | 0.32 | 0 | 0.32 | 0.67 |
| 2017 | 4.72 | −1% | 122 | 0.02% | 4.38 | −1.8% | 128 | 0.02% | 282.9 | 1.09 | +11.7% | 126 | 0.02% | 0.33 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 2016 | 4.77 | +7.2% | 124 | 0.02% | 4.46 | +7.4% | 127 | 0.02% | 296.4 | 0.98 | +3.7% | 129 | 0.01% | 0.36 | 0 | 0.36 | 0.67 |
| 2015 | 4.45 | +6.4% | 126 | 0.02% | 4.15 | +6.4% | 127 | 0.02% | 284.2 | 0.94 | +1.2% | 129 | 0.01% | 0.33 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.63 |
| 2014 | 4.18 | +9.9% | 127 | 0.02% | 3.9 | +10.8% | 129 | 0.02% | 275.4 | 0.93 | +2.5% | 127 | 0.02% | 0.32 | 0 | 0.32 | 0.6 |
| 2013 | 3.8 | +5.1% | 128 | 0.02% | 3.52 | +5.1% | 131 | 0.02% | 256.5 | 0.91 | −4.4% | 127 | 0.02% | 0.31 | 0 | 0.31 | 0.59 |
| 2012 | 3.62 | +9.6% | 128 | 0.02% | 3.35 | +9.2% | 129 | 0.02% | 251.4 | 0.95 | +3% | 125 | 0.02% | 0.29 | 0 | 0.29 | 0.56 |
| 2011 | 3.3 | +2% | 129 | 0.02% | 3.06 | +2.6% | 133 | 0.02% | 236.4 | 0.92 | +18.3% | 125 | 0.02% | 0.26 | 0 | 0.26 | 0.5 |
| 2010 | 3.24 | +6.2% | 129 | 0.02% | 2.99 | +6.6% | 131 | 0.02% | 236.3 | 0.78 | +9.3% | 129 | 0.02% | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.5 |
| 2009 | 3.05 | +2.9% | 129 | 0.02% | 2.8 | +32.6% | 131 | 0.02% | 227.1 | 0.71 | +0.04% | 131 | 0.01% | 0.24 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.49 |
| 2008 | 2.96 | +6.1% | 128 | 0.01% | 2.11 | −7.6% | 135 | 0.01% | 175.4 | 0.71 | +9.4% | 129 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.85 |
| 2007 | 2.79 | +5.7% | 128 | 0.01% | 2.29 | +13.3% | 131 | 0.01% | 194.4 | 0.65 | +15.8% | 128 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
| 2006 | 2.64 | −0.9% | 130 | 0.01% | 2.02 | +6.3% | 134 | 0.01% | 175.7 | 0.56 | −3.6% | 130 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 2005 | 2.67 | +11.4% | 125 | 0.01% | 1.9 | +15.4% | 134 | 0.01% | 169.1 | 0.58 | +16.1% | 128 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.77 |
| 2004 | 2.39 | +2.4% | 126 | 0.01% | 1.65 | +7.4% | 136 | 0.01% | 150.1 | 0.5 | +7.5% | 131 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 2003 | 2.34 | +12.1% | 125 | 0.01% | 1.53 | −1.5% | 136 | 0.01% | 143.1 | 0.47 | −6.2% | 132 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2002 | 2.09 | +16.2% | 126 | 0.01% | 1.56 | +34.9% | 135 | 0.01% | 148.8 | 0.5 | +59.6% | 129 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 |
| 2001 | 1.8 | +20% | 130 | 0.01% | 1.15 | +28.5% | 139 | 0.01% | 113 | 0.31 | +6.9% | 142 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 |
| 2000 | 1.5 | +13.7% | 134 | 0.01% | 0.9 | −14.6% | 143 | 0.01% | 90.09 | 0.29 | +8.3% | 142 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 1999 | 1.32 | +3% | 134 | 0.01% | 1.05 | −1.5% | 139 | 0.01% | 108 | 0.27 | +14.9% | 144 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 1998 | 1.28 | +5.2% | 133 | 0.01% | 1.07 | +6.9% | 137 | 0.01% | 112.3 | 0.24 | +0% | 146 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 1997 | 1.22 | +7.3% | 133 | 0.01% | 1 | +9.5% | 136 | 0.01% | 107.5 | 0.24 | +0% | 145 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 1996 | 1.13 | +5.8% | 134 | 0.01% | 0.91 | +2.5% | 140 | 0.01% | 100.5 | 0.24 | +1.7% | 143 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 1995 | 1.07 | +4.5% | 135 | 0.01% | 0.89 | +0.34% | 139 | 0.01% | 100.5 | 0.23 | +0% | 142 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 1994 | 1.03 | +3.2% | 133 | 0.01% | 0.89 | +8.7% | 138 | 0.01% | 102.7 | 0.23 | +0% | 142 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 1993 | 0.99 | −1.1% | 133 | 0.01% | 0.82 | −1.3% | 139 | 0.01% | 97.07 | 0.23 | +0% | 142 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 1992 | 1 | +8.5% | 130 | 0.01% | 0.83 | +9.8% | 133 | 0.01% | 101.1 | 0.23 | +0% | 140 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 1991 | 0.93 | +2.5% | 113 | 0.01% | 0.75 | +2% | 115 | 0.01% | 94.67 | 0.23 | +0% | 120 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 1990 | 0.9 | +12.5% | 110 | 0.01% | 0.74 | +19.6% | 114 | 0.01% | 95.46 | 0.23 | +0% | 117 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 1989 | 0.8 | +33.7% | 110 | 0.01% | 0.62 | +36.9% | 115 | 0.01% | 82.11 | 0.23 | +0% | 115 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 1988 | 0.6 | −4% | 116 | 0.01% | 0.45 | −4.5% | 123 | < 0.01% | 61.73 | 0.23 | +0% | 114 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 1987 | 0.63 | −12.1% | 113 | 0.01% | 0.47 | −19.9% | 118 | 0.01% | 66.51 | 0.23 | +11.6% | 114 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 1986 | 0.71 | +0.42% | 111 | 0.01% | 0.59 | +1.6% | 112 | 0.01% | 85.49 | 0.21 | +0% | 116 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1985 | 0.71 | +8.8% | 111 | 0.01% | 0.58 | +8.4% | 112 | 0.01% | 86.63 | 0.21 | +0% | 115 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 1984 | 0.65 | +6.5% | 112 | 0.01% | 0.53 | +5.7% | 112 | 0.01% | 82.16 | 0.21 | +0% | 115 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1983 | 0.61 | −3.9% | 112 | 0.01% | 0.51 | −4.5% | 113 | 0.01% | 79.85 | 0.21 | +8.4% | 113 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 1982 | 0.64 | +0.95% | 110 | 0.01% | 0.53 | +0.76% | 112 | 0.01% | 85.92 | 0.19 | +1.6% | 114 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 1981 | 0.63 | +5.9% | 108 | 0.01% | 0.53 | +6.3% | 109 | 0.01% | 87.54 | 0.19 | +4.4% | 112 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 1980 | 0.6 | — | 110 | 0.01% | 0.49 | — | 109 | 0.01% | 84.51 | 0.18 | — | 110 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.