Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Gambia

Access to electricity in the Gambia in 2024 — 69%. Ranked 179 in the world out of 215. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 51.3 pp.

2024 69% +2.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 179of 215
Period maximum 69%2024
Period minimum 17.7%1993

Trend over time

1993–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Gambia, 1993–20240204060801993199720012005200920132017202120241993: 17.7%1994: 18.3%1995: 19.9%1996: 21.6%1997: 23.3%1998: 24.9%1999: 26.6%2000: 34.3%2001: 29.9%2002: 31.5%2003: 27.8%2004: 34.8%2005: 30.5%2006: 38.1%2007: 39.8%2008: 41.5%2009: 43.2%2010: 46.8%2011: 48.3%2012: 49.9%2013: 51.5%2014: 53%2015: 54.7%2016: 56.4%2017: 56.2%2018: 60.3%2019: 62.1%2020: 62.2%2021: 63.7%2022: 65.4%2023: 66.9%2024: 69%
Change over the period: +51.3 pp Annual average: 1.65 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia

Gambia 69%
World 91.9%
Western Africa computed 60.3%
Low-income countries computed 49%
Access to electricity — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 69 +2.1 pp
2023 66.9 +1.5 pp
2022 65.4 +1.7 pp
2021 63.7 +1.5 pp
2020 62.2 +0.1 pp
2019 62.1 +1.8 pp
2018 60.3 +4.1 pp
2017 56.2 −0.2 pp
2016 56.4 +1.7 pp
2015 54.7 +1.7 pp
2014 53 +1.5 pp
2013 51.5 +1.6 pp
2012 49.9 +1.6 pp
2011 48.3 +1.5 pp
2010 46.8 +3.6 pp
2009 43.2 +1.7 pp
2008 41.5 +1.7 pp
2007 39.8 +1.7 pp
2006 38.1 +7.6 pp
2005 30.5 −4.3 pp
2004 34.8 +7 pp
2003 27.8 −3.7 pp
2002 31.5 +1.6 pp
2001 29.9 −4.4 pp
2000 34.3 +7.7 pp
1999 26.6 +1.7 pp
1998 24.9 +1.7 pp
1997 23.3 +1.7 pp
1996 21.6 +1.7 pp
1995 19.9 +1.7 pp
1994 18.3 +0.6 pp
1993 17.7

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.