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Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Gambia

Oil share of electricity in the Gambia in 2021 — 98.4%. Ranked 202 in the world out of 209. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.6 pp.

2021 98.4% +0.03 pp vs 2020
World rank 202of 209
Period maximum 100%2000
Period minimum 97.87%2013

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Gambia, 2000–2021979899100200020032006200920122015201820212000: 100%2001: 99.98%2002: 99.88%2003: 99.7%2004: 99.51%2005: 99.35%2006: 99.29%2007: 99.17%2008: 99.03%2009: 98.8%2010: 98.77%2011: 98.11%2012: 97.98%2013: 97.87%2014: 97.99%2015: 98.38%2016: 98.57%2017: 98.57%2018: 98.57%2019: 98.37%2020: 98.37%2021: 98.4%
Change over the period: −1.6 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Gambia 98.4%
World 2.77%
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.99%
Western Africa computed 13.24%
Low-income countries computed 19.47%
Oil share of electricity — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 98.4 +0.03 pp
2020 98.37 +0 pp
2019 98.37 −0.2 pp
2018 98.57 +0 pp
2017 98.57 +0 pp
2016 98.57 +0.19 pp
2015 98.38 +0.39 pp
2014 97.99 +0.12 pp
2013 97.87 −0.11 pp
2012 97.98 −0.13 pp
2011 98.11 −0.66 pp
2010 98.77 −0.03 pp
2009 98.8 −0.23 pp
2008 99.03 −0.14 pp
2007 99.17 −0.12 pp
2006 99.29 −0.05 pp
2005 99.35 −0.17 pp
2004 99.51 −0.19 pp
2003 99.7 −0.18 pp
2002 99.88 −0.09 pp
2001 99.98 −0.02 pp
2000 100 —

Western Africa, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 0.04 TG Togo 0.64 CI Côte d'Ivoire 2.55 GH Ghana 2.74 GN Guinea 11.87 BJ Benin 19.45 SL Sierra Leone 24.72 ML Mali 37.71 LR Liberia 42.58 SN Senegal 76.29 NE Niger 77.08 MR Mauritania 80.64 BF Burkina Faso 81.73 CV Cabo Verde 81.73 GW Guinea-Bissau 92.91 GM Gambia 98.4
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About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.

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

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