WEST AFRICA · RESOURCES

Senegal: natural resources

Minerals produced, mines and deposits, power capacity and how much the economy depends on resources. Senegal is part of the Invest Global country data, so every figure carries its source.

Mines and deposits mapped
13
4 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
1
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
0.7 GW
10 plants
Clean share of electricity
20%
Ember, 2024

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Phosphate rock2,800 kt1.2%120.1%

Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, MCS 2026. Rank is among reporting countries.

Mines and deposits

Phosphate10
Bauxite and aluminium1
Titanium1
Iron ore1
Gold1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Keur Mor Fall MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Lam Lam MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Pallo ThiesPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Taiba OperationPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Daroj Phos-Acid PlantPhosphateProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
M'Bao Phos-Acid PlantPhosphateProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
Taiba-TobenePhosphateProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
TaibaPhosphatePast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Taiba DepositPhosphatePast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Thies MinesBauxite and aluminium, PhosphatePast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Casamance River DeltaTitaniumProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
FalemeIron oreProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS

Showing operating and larger sites first. Open the map for every site.

Power capacity by fuel

Oil471 MW
Hydro120 MW
Solar106 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Cap Des BichesOil327 MWNot stated
SambangalouHydro120 MWNot stated
Bel-AirOil99 MWNot stated
Mérina DakharSolar34 MWNot stated
Ten MerinaSolar34 MWNot stated
Kahone 1Solar21 MWNot stated
BoutouteOil19 MWNot stated
BokholSolar16 MWNot stated

Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Plants of about 1 MW and above, data mostly 2018 to 2021.

Resource dependence

Oil rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
2.9%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
32.7%
% of merchandise exports · 2024
Ores and metals exports
7.9%
% of merchandise exports · 2024

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Mine and deposit locations combine the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (public domain, last updated 2022, strongest for the United States and the Americas) and Wikidata (CC0, notable named mines). Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right. Production and reserve figures are from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and are rounded estimates. Power plants are from the WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), mostly 2018 to 2021. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.