Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Gambia, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Gambia stood at 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 1986.
Gambia ranks 147th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +31.4% | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 144 Senegal 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 145 Tajikistan 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 146 Brazil 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 148 Kyrgyzstan 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 149 Togo 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 150 Peru 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Gambia
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 31.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 7.3% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Gambia?
- Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Gambia was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Gambia rank for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 147th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fossil fuel consumption ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fossil fuel consumption Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.