Total electricity output in Gambia
Gambia: Total electricity output was 283.8 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Gambia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total electricity output in Gambia is 283.8 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Gambia peaked at 283.8 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 70 GWh, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 193rd of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Gambia, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 70 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 71 GWh | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 73 GWh | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 73 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 74 GWh | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 76 GWh | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 80 GWh | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 87 GWh | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 95 GWh | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 90 GWh | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 147 GWh | +63.3% |
| 2002 | 151.2 GWh | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 168 GWh | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 185 GWh | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 203 GWh | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 216 GWh | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 229 GWh | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 242 GWh | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 242 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 245.2 GWh | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 255.7 GWh | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 266.3 GWh | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 260.7 GWh | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 260.8 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 283.8 GWh | +8.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 283.8 GWh is below the median for low income countries, which is 999.16 GWh, 28% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 283.8 GWh is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,327 GWh, 21% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total electricity output in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +63.3% | 90 GWh | 147 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.9 GWh | 70 GWh | 95 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 187.32 GWh | 90 GWh | 242 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 262.08 GWh | 245.2 GWh | 283.8 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 190 Mayotte 315.9 GWh compare
- 191 Faroe Islands 314.41 GWh compare
- 192 Liberia 310 GWh compare
- 194 Turks and Caicos Islands 239 GWh compare
- 195 Chad 228 GWh compare
- 196 Saint Kitts and Nevis 225.3 GWh 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 total electricity output in Gambia?
- Total electricity output in Gambia was 283.8 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 283.8 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 GWh in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for total electricity output?
- Gambia ranks 193rd out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants