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Senegal Key Figures

Population:
17.3 million
GDP growth rate:
4.15 %/year
Energy independence:
42.9%

Data of the last year available: 2022

Total consumption/GDP:*
91.9 (2005=100)
CO2 Emissions:
0.53 tCO2/capita
Rate of T&D power losses:
14.6%

* at purchasing power parity

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Total Energy Consumption

Per capita energy consumption is 0.3 toe in 2022 (40% below Sub-Saharan Africa's average), including approximately 360 kWh of electricity (similar to regional average).

Total primary energy consumption is growing rapidly (+3.7%/year, on average since 2013) and reached 5.2 Mtoe in 2022, more than twice its 2000 level.

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Crude Oil Production

There is currently no oil production. Supplies are covered by imports of either crude oil or refined products. In 2022, Senegal imported 0.5 Mt of crude oil and 2.5 Mt of oil products.

Senegal has one refinery in M'Bao near Dakar with a capacity of 25 kb/d (1.3 Mt/year). Built in 1963, it does not have secondary conversion units and only use Nigerian light crude oil. Consequently, its production is limited both by the crude range and by the variety of the distillates produced. In 2022, the refinery produced only 0.4 Mt of oil products.

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Renewable in % Electricity Production

ANER, the National Agency for Renewable Energy, was created in 2013 to promote renewables.

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CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions

In its NDC (2020), the country committed to reduce GHG emissions by 7% by 2030 compared to BAU levels (unconditional target) and by 29.5%, with international support (conditional target).

Since 2010, CO2 emissions from energy combustion have increased rapidly (+4.5%/year) to 9.2 MtCO2 in 2022.

Graph: CO2-ENERGY EMISSIONS (MtCO2)