Renewable energy consumption in Gambia
Gambia: Renewable energy consumption was 5,257 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
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 TJ.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 5,257 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Gambia peaked at 5,464 TJ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3,344 TJ, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 150th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,501 TJ | 3,344 TJ | 3,759 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,666 TJ | 4,328 TJ | 5,464 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,045 TJ | 4,835 TJ | 5,257 TJ | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Gambia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Gambia was 5,257 TJ 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 5,464 TJ in 2009.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,344 TJ in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Gambia ranks 150th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste