Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.69 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Gambia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Gambia is 0.69 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.69 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.177 units per person, in 1993.
Gambia ranks 178th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.177 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.1825 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1992 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2159 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2326 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2492 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2657 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.343 units per person | +29.1% |
| 2001 | 0.299 units per person | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 0.315 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.278 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 0.348 units per person | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 0.305 units per person | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.381 units per person | +24.9% |
| 2007 | 0.398 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.415 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.432 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.468 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.483 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.499 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.515 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.53 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.547 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.564 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.562 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.603 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.621 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.622 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.637 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.654 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.669 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.69 units per person | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2174 units per person | 0.177 units per person | 0.2657 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.3514 units per person | 0.278 units per person | 0.432 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5392 units per person | 0.468 units per person | 0.621 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6544 units per person | 0.622 units per person | 0.69 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More energy & mining data for Gambia
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 31.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Gambia?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Gambia was 0.69 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.177 units per person in 1993.
- How does Gambia rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 178th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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 Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.