Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Gambia
Gambia: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 3.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Gambia stood at 3.0%.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Gambia peaked at 4.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2011.
Gambia ranks 183rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 3.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.0%, 60% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 3.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 23% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 181 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.0% compare
- 181 Somalia 5.0% compare
- 184 Guinea 2.0% compare
- 184 Guinea-Bissau 2.0% compare
- 184 Madagascar 2.0% compare
- 184 Malawi 2.0% compare
- 184 Mali 2.0% compare
- 184 Sierra Leone 2.0% compare
- 184 Uganda 2.0% compare
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Gambia?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Gambia was 3.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2011.
- How does Gambia rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Gambia ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.