Energy consumption per capita — all countries

Energy consumption per capita — Gambia

Energy consumption per capita in the Gambia in 2024 — 2.8 MMBtu. Ranked 176 in the world out of 214. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 9.1%.

2024 2.8 MMBtu +0.76% vs 2023
World rank 176of 214
Period maximum 3.6 MMBtu2011
Period minimum 2.3 MMBtu1997

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million Btu per capita

Energy consumption per capita — Gambia, 1980–202422.533.5419801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 3.1 MMBtu1981: 3 MMBtu1982: 2.9 MMBtu1983: 2.8 MMBtu1984: 3 MMBtu1985: 2.8 MMBtu1986: 2.5 MMBtu1987: 2.9 MMBtu1988: 2.8 MMBtu1989: 2.6 MMBtu1990: 2.5 MMBtu1991: 2.4 MMBtu1992: 2.3 MMBtu1993: 2.4 MMBtu1994: 2.7 MMBtu1995: 2.4 MMBtu1996: 2.4 MMBtu1997: 2.3 MMBtu1998: 2.4 MMBtu1999: 2.3 MMBtu2000: 3 MMBtu2001: 3.1 MMBtu2002: 3.1 MMBtu2003: 3 MMBtu2004: 3 MMBtu2005: 3 MMBtu2006: 3.2 MMBtu2007: 3.2 MMBtu2008: 3.2 MMBtu2009: 3.3 MMBtu2010: 3.5 MMBtu2011: 3.6 MMBtu2012: 3.4 MMBtu2013: 3.3 MMBtu2014: 3.6 MMBtu2015: 3.5 MMBtu2016: 3.5 MMBtu2017: 3.5 MMBtu2018: 2.7 MMBtu2019: 2.7 MMBtu2020: 2.4 MMBtu2021: 2.7 MMBtu2022: 2.7 MMBtu2023: 2.8 MMBtu2024: 2.8 MMBtu
Change over the period: −0.3 (−9.1%) Average annual rate: -0.22 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Gambia 2.8 MMBtu
World computed 73.8 MMBtu
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.1 MMBtu
Western Africa computed 7 MMBtu
Low-income countries computed 3.8 MMBtu
Energy consumption per capita — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year MMBtu Change Change, %
2024 2.8 +0 +0.76%
2023 2.8 +0.1 +3.89%
2022 2.7 +0 +0.54%
2021 2.7 +0.3 +12.02%
2020 2.4 −0.3 −12.11%
2019 2.7 −0 −0.07%
2018 2.7 −0.7 −20.49%
2017 3.5 −0 −0.81%
2016 3.5 −0.1 −1.8%
2015 3.5 −0 −0.4%
2014 3.6 +0.2 +7.49%
2013 3.3 −0.1 −3.35%
2012 3.4 −0.2 −5.3%
2011 3.6 +0.1 +2.08%
2010 3.5 +0.2 +5.96%
2009 3.3 +0.1 +4.27%
2008 3.2 +0 +0.92%
2007 3.2 +0 +0.65%
2006 3.2 +0.2 +5.62%
2005 3 −0.1 −1.85%
2004 3 +0.1 +2.68%
2003 3 −0.1 −2.66%
2002 3.1 −0.1 −3.06%
2001 3.1 +0.2 +6.02%
2000 3 +0.6 +27.86%
1999 2.3 −0.1 −2.74%
1998 2.4 +0.1 +3.77%
1997 2.3 −0.1 −3.06%
1996 2.4 −0.1 −2.59%
1995 2.4 −0.3 −10.19%
1994 2.7 +0.3 +11.61%
1993 2.4 +0.1 +3.78%
1992 2.3 −0.1 −3.72%
1991 2.4 −0.1 −4.57%
1990 2.5 −0.1 −3.65%
1989 2.6 −0.1 −4.33%
1988 2.8 −0.1 −3.77%
1987 2.9 +0.4 +16.9%
1986 2.5 −0.4 −13.16%
1985 2.8 −0.1 −4.13%
1984 3 +0.1 +5.27%
1983 2.8 −0.1 −3.62%
1982 2.9 −0.1 −3.48%
1981 3 −0.1 −3.67%
1980 3.1

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption per resident. The indicator is broader than electricity consumption per capita and therefore gives a fairer answer to the question of the energy standard of living: it includes fuel for transport and heating, and it is those, not electricity, that make up most of the spending in cold and car-dependent countries. The spread between countries is more than a hundredfold, and the top of the list holds not only rich states but also fuel exporters, where energy is cheap, and countries with energy-intensive industry.

Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry and transport, not on households. Not to be confused with electricity consumption per capita: electricity is part of this figure, usually between a fifth and a third of it.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).