Senegal - Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)

Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Senegal was 83.62 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 94.91 in 1987, while its lowest value was 72.58 in 2003.

Definition: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 90.29
1972 90.50
1973 91.40
1974 91.33
1975 91.86
1976 92.40
1977 92.95
1978 93.55
1979 94.08
1980 94.08
1981 94.39
1982 93.78
1983 94.39
1984 94.80
1985 94.77
1986 94.76
1987 94.91
1988 92.26
1989 92.18
1990 93.02
1991 93.70
1992 94.77
1993 90.94
1994 89.35
1995 80.12
1996 82.38
1997 89.23
1998 90.62
1999 94.78
2000 89.84
2001 91.49
2002 79.06
2003 72.58
2004 75.31
2005 79.25
2006 84.95
2007 88.33
2008 86.88
2009 86.42
2010 83.65
2011 84.01
2012 82.67
2013 83.60
2014 83.61
2015 83.62

Development Relevance: Oil includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, refinery feedstocks and additives, other hydrocarbons (including emulsified oils, synthetic crude oil, mineral oils extracted from bituminous minerals such as oil shale, and bituminous sand) and petroleum products (refinery gas, ethane, LPG, aviation gasoline, motor gasoline, jet fuels, kerosene, gas/diesel oil, heavy fuel oil, naphtha, white spirit, lubricants, bitumen, paraffin waxes and petroleum coke). Use of energy is important in improving people's standard of living. But electricity generation also can damage the environment. Whether such damage occurs depends largely on how electricity is generated. For example, burning coal releases twice as much carbon dioxide - a major contributor to global warming - as does burning an equivalent amount of natural gas. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions result primarily from fossil fuel combustion and cement manufacturing. In combustion different fossil fuels release different amounts of carbon dioxide for the same level of energy use: oil releases about 50 percent more carbon dioxide than natural gas, and coal releases about twice as much. Nuclear energy does not generate carbon dioxide emissions, but it produces other dangerous waste products.

Limitations and Exceptions: IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes. For example, the IEA has constructed historical energy statistics for countries of the former Soviet Union. In addition, energy statistics for other countries have undergone continuous changes in coverage or methodology in recent years as more detailed energy accounts have become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable. Data on access to electricity are collected by the IEA from industry, national surveys, and international sources.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) is the share of electricity produced by oil and petroleum products in total electricity production which is the total number of GWh generated by power plants separated into electricity plants and CHP plants. The International Energy Agency (IEA) compiles data on energy inputs used to generate electricity. IEA data for countries that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. In addition, estimates are sometimes made to complete major aggregates from which key data are missing, and adjustments are made to compensate for differences in definitions. The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Electricity production shares may not sum to 100 percent because other sources of generated electricity (such as geothermal, solar, and wind) are not shown. Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use