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Per capita daily oil consumption in Gambia

Gambia: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0017 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0017 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
167th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0018 barrels per capita per day
in 2011
All-time low
0.0013 barrels per capita per day
in 1997
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Gambia, 1980–2018

00.0010.0010.0020.0021980199920181980: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.001 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.001 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.002 barrels per capita per day

Source: U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/. Measured in barrels per capita per day.

Analysis

In 2018, per capita daily oil consumption in Gambia stood at 0.0017 barrels per capita per day.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Gambia peaked at 0.0018 barrels per capita per day in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 barrels per capita per day, in 1997.

Gambia ranks 167th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Per capita daily oil consumption in Gambia, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0017 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0017 barrels per capita per day -3.1%
1982 0.0016 barrels per capita per day -3.0%
1983 0.0016 barrels per capita per day -3.2%
1984 0.0017 barrels per capita per day +5.3%
1985 0.0016 barrels per capita per day -4.0%
1986 0.0014 barrels per capita per day -13.6%
1987 0.0016 barrels per capita per day +15.7%
1988 0.0015 barrels per capita per day -4.9%
1989 0.0014 barrels per capita per day -4.6%
1990 0.0014 barrels per capita per day -3.7%
1991 0.0013 barrels per capita per day -4.2%
1992 0.0013 barrels per capita per day -3.4%
1993 0.0013 barrels per capita per day +4.2%
1994 0.0015 barrels per capita per day +11.9%
1995 0.0013 barrels per capita per day -10.1%
1996 0.0013 barrels per capita per day -3.1%
1997 0.0013 barrels per capita per day -3.0%
1998 0.0013 barrels per capita per day +3.3%
1999 0.0013 barrels per capita per day -3.1%
2000 0.0016 barrels per capita per day +25.9%
2001 0.0017 barrels per capita per day +5.4%
2002 0.0016 barrels per capita per day -2.7%
2003 0.0016 barrels per capita per day -3.1%
2004 0.0016 barrels per capita per day +1.6%
2005 0.0016 barrels per capita per day -2.1%
2006 0.0017 barrels per capita per day +4.9%
2007 0.0017 barrels per capita per day +2.3%
2008 0.0017 barrels per capita per day +0.5%
2009 0.0018 barrels per capita per day +5.8%
2010 0.0018 barrels per capita per day -0.3%
2011 0.0018 barrels per capita per day +2.2%
2012 0.0017 barrels per capita per day -6.0%
2013 0.0017 barrels per capita per day -2.8%
2014 0.0018 barrels per capita per day +6.7%
2015 0.0018 barrels per capita per day -0.7%
2016 0.0017 barrels per capita per day -2.1%
2017 0.0017 barrels per capita per day -1.3%
2018 0.0017 barrels per capita per day -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0016 barrels per capita per day 0.0014 barrels per capita per day 0.0017 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0013 barrels per capita per day 0.0013 barrels per capita per day 0.0015 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0017 barrels per capita per day 0.0016 barrels per capita per day 0.0018 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0017 barrels per capita per day 0.0017 barrels per capita per day 0.0018 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 164 Nepal 0.002 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 165 Liberia 0.0019 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 166 Comoros 0.0019 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 168 Togo 0.0016 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 169 Guinea 0.0016 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 170 Cameroon 0.0014 barrels per capita per day compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in Gambia?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Gambia was 0.0017 barrels per capita per day in 2018, according to U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/.
What is the highest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0018 barrels per capita per day in 2011.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 barrels per capita per day in 1997.
How does Gambia rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Gambia ranks 167th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as part of Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day)
Unit
barrels per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 7,068 data points, 1980–2019
Last refreshed

Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.