Access to electricity, urban in Gambia
Gambia: Access to electricity, urban was 85.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Gambia, 1993–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban in Gambia is 85.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Gambia peaked at 85.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 1993.
That places Gambia 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 38.9% | — |
| 1994 | 40.4% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 42.0% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 45.1% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 46.6% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 48.1% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 51.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 58.4% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 66.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.5% | 38.9% | 48.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 51.1% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 64.7% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 80.9% | 85.6% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 31.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Gambia?
- Access to electricity, urban in Gambia was 85.6% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 1993.
- How does Gambia rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Gambia ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.