Total electricity output in Senegal
Senegal: Total electricity output was 3,955 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Senegal, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total electricity output in Senegal is 3,955 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Senegal peaked at 3,955 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 945 GWh, in 1990.
That places Senegal 130th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 945 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 969 GWh | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1,052 GWh | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 1,037 GWh | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1,070 GWh | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1,132 GWh | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 1,203 GWh | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 1,291 GWh | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 1,354 GWh | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 1,398 GWh | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1,604 GWh | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 1,892 GWh | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 2,044 GWh | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 2,148 GWh | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 2,264 GWh | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 2,544 GWh | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 2,439 GWh | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 2,656 GWh | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 2,782 GWh | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2,858 GWh | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 3,076 GWh | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 3,151 GWh | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 3,450 GWh | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 3,561 GWh | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 3,715 GWh | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 3,955 GWh | +6.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 3,955 GWh is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,758 GWh, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 3,955 GWh is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,327 GWh, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,145 GWh | 945 GWh | 1,398 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,323 GWh | 1,604 GWh | 2,858 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,485 GWh | 3,076 GWh | 3,955 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 total electricity output in Senegal?
- Total electricity output in Senegal was 3,955 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3,955 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 945 GWh in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for total electricity output?
- Senegal ranks 130th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants