Senegal Electricity Access 1993-2023

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Senegal electricity access for 2020 was 70.37%, a 0.03% decline from 2019.
  • Senegal electricity access for 2019 was 70.40%, a 4.4% increase from 2018.
  • Senegal electricity access for 2018 was 66.00%, a 4.3% increase from 2017.
  • Senegal electricity access for 2017 was 61.70%, a 2.8% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Tajikistan 99.78%
Afghanistan 97.70%
Nepal 89.90%
Syrian Arab Republic 89.14%
Comoros 86.74%
Yemen 73.76%
Senegal 70.37%
Gambia 62.27%
Togo 54.00%
Zimbabwe 52.75%
North Korea 52.31%
Eritrea 52.17%
Ethiopia 51.09%
Mali 50.56%
Somalia 49.73%
Haiti 46.93%
Rwanda 46.60%
Guinea 44.67%
Uganda 42.07%
Benin 41.41%
Tanzania 39.90%
Madagascar 33.74%
Guinea-Bissau 33.34%
Mozambique 30.60%
Liberia 27.53%
Sierra Leone 26.20%
Niger 19.25%
Democratic Republic of Congo 19.10%
Burkina Faso 18.96%
Central African Republic 15.47%
Malawi 14.87%
Burundi 11.74%
Chad 11.08%
South Sudan 7.24%
Senegal Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2020 70.37% -0.03%
2019 70.40% 4.40%
2018 66.00% 4.30%
2017 61.70% -2.80%
2016 64.50% 4.00%
2015 60.50% -0.50%
2014 61.00% 4.00%
2013 57.00% 0.50%
2012 56.50% 0.00%
2011 56.50% 0.00%
2010 56.50% 3.00%
2009 53.50% 3.53%
2008 49.97% 1.61%
2007 48.36% -1.54%
2006 49.90% 2.80%
2005 47.10% 10.30%
2004 36.80% -5.16%
2003 41.96% 5.16%
2002 36.80% -1.96%
2001 38.76% 1.02%
2000 37.74% 1.54%
1999 36.20% 2.36%
1998 33.84% 1.64%
1997 32.20% 1.68%
1996 30.52% 1.66%
1995 28.86% 1.67%
1994 27.19% 1.19%
1993 26.00% 1.19%