Solid biofuels — Energy production in Senegal
Senegal: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 80,486 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 80,486 TJ for solid biofuels — energy production in 2024.
The figure is up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Senegal peaked at 89,041 TJ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40,072 TJ, in 1990.
Senegal ranks 67th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Senegal, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40,072 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 40,378 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 40,672 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 40,954 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 41,273 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 42,444 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 43,649 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 44,888 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 46,162 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 47,472 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 48,729 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 49,644 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 50,257 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 49,475 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 49,241 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 49,900 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 51,852 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 57,195 TJ | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 59,734 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 85,948 TJ | +43.9% |
| 2010 | 84,614 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 87,136 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 89,041 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 72,518 TJ | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 74,127 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 68,199 TJ | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 64,634 TJ | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 67,492 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 67,626 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 72,994 TJ | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 82,826 TJ | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 82,236 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 80,248 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 80,486 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 80,486 TJ | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 80,486 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65,625 TJ, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 80,486 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89,896 TJ, 90% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy production in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +43.9% | 59,734 TJ | 85,948 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,796 TJ | 40,072 TJ | 47,472 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,198 TJ | 48,729 TJ | 85,948 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,838 TJ | 64,634 TJ | 89,041 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,256 TJ | 80,248 TJ | 82,826 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy production in Senegal?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Senegal was 80,486 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 89,041 TJ in 2012.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,072 TJ in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Senegal ranks 67th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.