Fossil fuel consumption per person in Gambia
Gambia: Fossil fuel consumption per person was 831.67 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fossil fuel consumption per person in Gambia, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fossil fuel consumption per person in Gambia is 831.67 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption per person in Gambia peaked at 1,059 kilowatt-hours per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 674.01 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1997.
That places Gambia 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 831.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 720.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 917.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 711.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 674.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 794.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 910.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 869.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 979.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 978.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 802.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,059 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 789.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 705.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 831.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 189 Cameroon 1,016 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 190 Burkina Faso 980.87 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 191 Eritrea 871.93 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 193 Sierra Leone 780.95 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 194 Afghanistan 768.11 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 195 Guinea-Bissau 691 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Gambia
- Fuel imports 31.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.2% (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)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 73.09 (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs gdp per capita 9.68 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel consumption per person in Gambia?
- Fossil fuel consumption per person in Gambia was 831.67 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption per person recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,059 kilowatt-hours per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption per person recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 674.01 kilowatt-hours per person in 1997.
- How does Gambia rank for fossil fuel consumption per person?
- Gambia ranks 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel consumption per person rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.