Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.31 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Gambia stood at 0.31 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.722 people per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.31 people per person, in 2024.
That places Gambia 37th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.657 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.701 people per person | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.685 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.722 people per person | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.652 people per person | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.695 people per person | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.619 people per person | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.602 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.585 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.568 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.532 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.517 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.501 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.485 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.47 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.453 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.436 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.438 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.397 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.379 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.378 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.363 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.346 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.331 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.31 people per person | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6486 people per person | 0.568 people per person | 0.722 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4608 people per person | 0.379 people per person | 0.532 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3456 people per person | 0.31 people per person | 0.378 people 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)
- 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 number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Gambia?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Gambia was 0.31 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.722 people per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 people per person in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 37th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.