Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Senegal
Senegal: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Senegal is 61.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Senegal peaked at 71.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2024.
That places Senegal 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.0% | — |
| 2001 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.9% | 63.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 68.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 61.0% | 67.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More economy & growth data for Senegal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1539 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 300.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 89.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 175,050 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Senegal?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Senegal was 61.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Senegal ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.