Which has higher renewable electricity, Sao Tome and Principe or Senegal?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 10.5% against 10.4% in Senegal as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable electricity between Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?

0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Senegal: Renewable electricity

Sao Tome and Principe

10.5%

in 2015

Senegal

10.4%

in 2015

Sao Tome and Principe rank

133rd

Senegal rank

134th

Renewable electricity over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 10.5% against 10.4% in Senegal, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 133rd and Senegal ranks 134th of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38.3%	4.1%	34.2%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	18.4%	10.6%	7.9%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	9.1%	10.4%	1.3%	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable electricity, Sao Tome and Principe or Senegal?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 10.5% against 10.4% in Senegal as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable electricity between Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?: 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal rank globally for renewable electricity?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 133rd and Senegal ranks 134th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output)
Unit: % in total electricity output
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants