Renewable energy consumption in Gambia
Gambia: Renewable energy consumption was 51.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Gambia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Gambia is 51.5%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Gambia peaked at 63.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2015.
That places Gambia 50th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.9% | 55.8% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 53.4% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 51.5% | 56.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Gambia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Gambia was 51.5% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Gambia ranks 50th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption