Access to electricity (% of total population) in Senegal
Senegal: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 64.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Senegal, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Senegal stood at 64.5%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Senegal peaked at 64.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1990.
That places Senegal 172nd out of 218 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.1% | — |
| 1991 | 26.7% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 31.2% | +20.1% |
| 1995 | 32.7% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 37.2% | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 62.3% | +72.0% |
| 2001 | 41.4% | -33.5% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +6.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 64.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 64.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity (% of total population) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +72.0% | 36.2% | 62.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.0% | 25.1% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 36.8% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 54.2% | 64.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 169 Equatorial Guinea 67.9% compare
- 170 Eswatini 65.8% compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 65.4% compare
- 173 Cote d'Ivoire 64.3% compare
- 174 East Timor 63.4% compare
- 175 Botswana 60.7% compare
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Senegal?
- Access to electricity in Senegal was 64.5% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for access to electricity?
- Senegal ranks 172nd out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.