Afghanistan vs Gambia: Primary energy use per person

Afghanistan
925.09 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Gambia
833.63 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
190th
Gambia rank
192nd

Primary energy use per person over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Gambia
01.0k2.0k3.0k198020022024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 925.09 kilowatt-hours per person against 833.63 kilowatt-hours per person in Gambia, a difference of 91.46 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gambia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 190th and Gambia ranks 192nd of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Gambia Difference Ahead
1980s 1,207 kilowatt-hours per person 831.71 kilowatt-hours per person 375.67 kilowatt-hours per person Afghanistan
1990s 690.32 kilowatt-hours per person 711.53 kilowatt-hours per person 21.21 kilowatt-hours per person Gambia
2000s 317.99 kilowatt-hours per person 910.69 kilowatt-hours per person 592.7 kilowatt-hours per person Gambia
2010s 1,090 kilowatt-hours per person 980.33 kilowatt-hours per person 110.09 kilowatt-hours per person Afghanistan
2020s 1,080 kilowatt-hours per person 791.3 kilowatt-hours per person 288.36 kilowatt-hours per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use per person, Afghanistan or Gambia?
Afghanistan, at 925.09 kilowatt-hours per person against 833.63 kilowatt-hours per person in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Afghanistan and Gambia?
91.46 kilowatt-hours per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gambia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Gambia rank globally for primary energy use per person?
Afghanistan ranks 190th and Gambia ranks 192nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.