Senegal’s electricity access rose to 82.9% of population in 2024.

Higher is better. A higher share is better because each additional person with access can use lighting, refrigeration and phone charging at home, and can study or work after dark. Senegal's latest figure, for 2024, is 82.9% of population, up from 74.2% of population a year earlier, a gain of 8.7 percentage points. Since 2015 the range runs from a low of 60.5% of population in 2015 to a high of 82.9% of population in 2024, so the latest reading is the highest in that span.

Why it matters. For households, access at this level means most families can run lights and a refrigerator or fan at home, while the rest depend on other fuels or on neighbours. Shops and small workshops can keep longer hours and use equipment where the grid reaches them. For the state, the remaining share of the population is the target for grid extension and off-grid supply, and the pace of the last year gives a benchmark to check against the next annual reading.