Renewable energy share in Senegal

Renewable sources provided 35.4% of final energy consumption in Senegal in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Senegal, 2021 35.4% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −3.3percentage points 2020: 38.7%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Senegal (2021).
Position in 2021 68th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Senegal over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period SenegalWorld
2021 35.4% –
2020 38.7% 19.7%
2019 36.2% 18.6%
2018 34.2% 18.1%
2017 36.8% 17.9%
2016 36.7% 17.6%
2015 39.1% 17.4%
2014 42.5% 17.3%
2013 42.7% 17.2%
2012 49.6% 16.9%
2011 48.0% 16.7%
2010 49.5% 16.7%
2009 51.3% 17.1%
2008 39.8% 16.7%
2007 40.0% 16.5%
2006 43.4% 16.7%
2005 40.3% 16.6%
2004 39.9% 16.8%
2003 43.7% 17.1%
2002 43.8% 17.2%
2001 45.8% 17.2%
2000 47.5% 17.5%
1999 45.9% 17.9%
1998 48.0% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.3 percentage points from 38.7% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 48.0%, the figure has changed by −12.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Senegal has the 68th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Senegal
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7