Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Gambia
Gambia: Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population was 82.8 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Gambia, 1993–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 82.8 for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Gambia peaked at 82.8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.88, in 1993.
Gambia ranks 187th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 38.88 | — |
| 1994 | 40.44 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 42 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 43.54 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 45.07 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 46.58 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 48.06 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 51.2 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 51.1 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 52.5 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 54 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 55.4 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 54.4 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 58.4 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 60 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 61.5 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 63.1 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 64.7 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 66.3 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 67.8 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 67 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 70.9 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 72.5 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 74 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 79.4 | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 76.4 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 78.6 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 80.9 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 82.6 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 82.8 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.51 | 38.88 | 48.06 | 7 |
| 2000s | 56.16 | 51.1 | 63.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.76 | 64.7 | 79.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1 | 80.9 | 82.8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 184 Sudan 84 compare
- 185 Lesotho 83.6 compare
- 186 Haiti 83 compare
- 188 Sao Tome and Principe 80 compare
- 189 Mozambique 79.4 compare
- 190 Solomon Islands 79 compare
More climate change data for Gambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 380.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 795.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 275.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 201.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2827 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Gambia?
- Access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Gambia was 82.8 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.88 in 1993.
- How does Gambia rank for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population?
- Gambia ranks 187th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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