Primary energy use, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Primary energy use, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary energy use, per capita in Gambia, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary energy use, per capita in Gambia stood at 0 terawatt-hours per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1997.
Gambia ranks 186th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary energy use, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +16.9% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +27.9% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0 terawatt-hours per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary energy use, per capita 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 | +27.9% | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 183 Burkina Faso 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 184 Afghanistan 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 185 Eritrea 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 187 Sierra Leone 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 188 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 189 Ethiopia 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Gambia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 31.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy use, per capita in Gambia?
- Primary energy use, per capita in Gambia was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary energy use, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary energy use, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1997.
- How does Gambia rank for primary energy use, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 186th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary energy use, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 Primary energy use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary energy use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary energy use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary energy use Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Primary energy use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.