Oil consumption per person in Senegal
Senegal: Oil consumption per person was 2,538 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption per person in Senegal, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2024, oil consumption per person in Senegal stood at 2,538 kilowatt-hours per person. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Senegal peaked at 2,538 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,220 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1991.
That places Senegal 159th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,637 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,395 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,855 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,553 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,220 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,762 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,949 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,797 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,060 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,954 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,780 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,170 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,252 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,800 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,538 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 156 Syria 3,061 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 157 Eswatini 2,986 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 158 Kiribati 2,622 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 2,530 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 161 Djibouti 2,432 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 162 Kyrgyzstan 2,429 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption per person in Senegal?
- Oil consumption per person in Senegal was 2,538 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,538 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,220 kilowatt-hours per person in 1991.
- How does Senegal rank for oil consumption per person?
- Senegal ranks 159th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.