Access to electricity in Senegal
82.9% of people in Senegal had access to electricity in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1993.
Senegal, 2024
82.9%
Change from 2023
+8.7percentage points
World, 2024
91.9%
Position in 2024
168th of 215
Access to electricity in Senegal over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.9% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | 82.0% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | 81.4% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | 80.7% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | 80.0% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | 80.0% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | 78.7% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | 78.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +8.7 percentage points from 74.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 61.0%, the figure has changed by +21.9 percentage points.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Senegal has the 168th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.9%.