Gambia, The: Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Gambia, The's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) fell 0.9 percentage points on 2021 (from 48.6% to 47.7%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −0.46 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.6 percentage points in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.1 percentage points in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.82 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 46% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2022, Gambia, The had the 21st highest value of the 71 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Gambia, The in the 2022 ranking

• Papua New Guinea — 18th of 71: 54.6%
• Solomon Islands — 19th of 71: 50.1%
• Lao PDR — 20th of 71: 49.2%
• São Tomé and Principe — 22nd of 71: 42.5%
• Kiribati — 23rd of 71: 41.9%
• Comoros — 24th of 71: 39.3%

What this measures

Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 33 values

Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) in nearby economies

• Angola — 52.9% (2021)
• Benin — 54.5% (2021)
• Botswana — 27.4% (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 71.4% (2022)
• Burundi — 83% (2022)
• Cabo Verde — 21.8% (2022)
• Cameroon — 79.2% (2021)
• Central African Republic — 90.9% (2022)
• Chad

More environment data for Gambia, The

• Population in largest city — 510,303 (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 27.82% (2025)
• Rural population — 988,057 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 35.01% (2025)
• Urban population — 1.83 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 64.99% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 63 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 55,075 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 55,138 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %)

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Questions people ask

What is Gambia, The's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)?

47.7% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 14.3 percentage points from 62% in 1990. The highest value was 63.5% in 1992 and the lowest 47.4% in 2019.

How does Gambia, The rank?

21st highest of 71 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) unusual for Gambia, The?

In 2022, Gambia, The's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) fell 0.9 percentage points on 2021 (from 48.6% to 47.7%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −0.46 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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