Gambia Electricity
Generation (2024)#174 World
0.51TWh+0.08% YoY
Consumption (2024)#178 World
0.41TWh+0.08% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
98.9%1.1%
Electricity Generation in Gambia
- Net electricity generation in Gambia reached 0.51 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#174 in the world), an increase of 0.08% from 0.51 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to < 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 98.9% (0.51 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Gambia and renewables 1.1% (0.0054 terawatt-hours).
- Gambia reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.08% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 1.1% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Gambia
- Gambia consumed 0.41 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#178 in the world), an increase of 0.08% from 2023. This represents < 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Gambia averaged 147.7 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 0.4 kilowatt-hours per day (#186 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Gambia
- Gambia had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.19 gigawatts in 2024 (#176 in the world), an increase of 15.5% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 86% and renewables at 14% of Gambia's installed capacity in 2024.
- Gambia's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 31.2% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 35.9%, wind at 18.8% and solar at 1.6%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Gambia
- No electricity imports or exports is reported for Gambia.
Grid Efficiency in Gambia
- Distribution losses in Gambia were 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 20.4% of total generation, up from 20.2% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Gambia
- In 2024, Gambia generated approximately 0.0014 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0011 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.00029 terawatt-hours.
Gambia Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.51 | +0.08% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.41 | +0.08% | 178 | < 0.01% | 147.7 | 0.19 | +15.5% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 0.51 | +0% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0.41 | +0% | 179 | < 0.01% | 151 | 0.16 | +0.00062% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0 | — | — | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 0.51 | +2.2% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0.41 | +2.2% | 177 | < 0.01% | 154.5 | 0.16 | +0.07% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | +3.5% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0.4 | +3.7% | 178 | < 0.01% | 154.7 | 0.16 | +14.1% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 0.48 | +4.8% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0.38 | +5% | 177 | < 0.01% | 152.8 | 0.14 | +3.3% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 0.46 | +17.3% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.37 | +17% | 178 | < 0.01% | 149 | 0.14 | +9.1% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 0.39 | +24.1% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0.31 | +25.8% | 182 | < 0.01% | 130.4 | 0.13 | +3.9% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 2017 | 0.32 | +5% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0.25 | +2.2% | 185 | < 0.01% | 106.2 | 0.12 | +0.33% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 2016 | 0.3 | +5.5% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | +5.5% | 183 | < 0.01% | 106.6 | 0.12 | +1.1% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 2015 | 0.29 | +11.1% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0.23 | +12.4% | 185 | < 0.01% | 103.8 | 0.12 | +2% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 2014 | 0.26 | +1.1% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0.21 | +1.3% | 186 | < 0.01% | 94.85 | 0.12 | +23.9% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2013 | 0.25 | +1.2% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0.2 | +1.5% | 185 | < 0.01% | 96.3 | 0.09 | +22.6% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2012 | 0.25 | +0.52% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0.2 | −0.35% | 184 | < 0.01% | 97.69 | 0.08 | +1.4% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2011 | 0.25 | +0.72% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0.2 | +2.2% | 182 | < 0.01% | 101 | 0.08 | +0.13% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2010 | 0.25 | +1.4% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0.2 | −0.1% | 186 | < 0.01% | 101.7 | 0.08 | +19.2% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2009 | 0.25 | +0.45% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0.2 | +0.56% | 184 | < 0.01% | 104.8 | 0.06 | +17.1% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2008 | 0.24 | +5.6% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0.2 | +7.1% | 184 | < 0.01% | 107.3 | 0.05 | +0.37% | 187 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2007 | 0.23 | +6.5% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0.18 | +6.4% | 183 | < 0.01% | 103.1 | 0.05 | +11.3% | 185 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2006 | 0.22 | +6.4% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0.17 | +6.9% | 184 | < 0.01% | 99.69 | 0.05 | +9.2% | 184 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | +10.3% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0.16 | +6% | 182 | < 0.01% | 95.98 | 0.04 | +10.4% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2004 | 0.19 | +10.1% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0.15 | +11.9% | 182 | < 0.01% | 93.13 | 0.04 | +14.8% | 185 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2003 | 0.17 | +11.1% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0.14 | +13.3% | 184 | < 0.01% | 85.57 | 0.04 | +9.7% | 187 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2002 | 0.15 | +2.9% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0.12 | +2.8% | 188 | < 0.01% | 77.62 | 0.03 | +10.7% | 189 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2001 | 0.15 | +14% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0.12 | +5.5% | 188 | < 0.01% | 77.59 | 0.03 | +0% | 189 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2000 | 0.13 | +41.8% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0.11 | +30% | 185 | < 0.01% | 75.6 | 0.03 | +0% | 189 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1999 | 0.09 | +11% | 185 | < 0.01% | 0.08 | +11% | 187 | < 0.01% | 59.78 | 0.03 | +0% | 184 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0064 |
| 1998 | 0.08 | +9.3% | 186 | < 0.01% | 0.08 | +9.3% | 190 | < 0.01% | 55.38 | 0.03 | +0% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0057 |
| 1997 | 0.08 | +5.6% | 187 | < 0.01% | 0.07 | +5.6% | 191 | < 0.01% | 52.1 | 0.03 | +0% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0053 |
| 1996 | 0.07 | +1.4% | 188 | < 0.01% | 0.07 | +1.4% | 190 | < 0.01% | 50.74 | 0.03 | +0% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.005 |
| 1995 | 0.07 | +1.4% | 186 | < 0.01% | 0.07 | +1.4% | 188 | < 0.01% | 51.49 | 0.03 | +0% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0049 |
| 1994 | 0.07 | +0% | 184 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | +0% | 187 | < 0.01% | 52.29 | 0.03 | +0% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0048 |
| 1993 | 0.07 | +3% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | +3% | 184 | < 0.01% | 54 | 0.03 | +0% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0048 |
| 1992 | 0.07 | +1.5% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | +1.5% | 182 | < 0.01% | 54.39 | 0.03 | +0% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0047 |
| 1991 | 0.07 | +0% | 161 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | +0% | 163 | < 0.01% | 55.8 | 0.03 | +70.6% | 159 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0046 |
| 1990 | 0.07 | +15.8% | 159 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | +15.8% | 161 | < 0.01% | 58.2 | 0.02 | +30.8% | 164 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0046 |
| 1989 | 0.06 | −6.6% | 159 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | −6.6% | 159 | < 0.01% | 52.41 | 0.01 | +0% | 164 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.004 |
| 1988 | 0.06 | +5.2% | 159 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | +5.2% | 159 | < 0.01% | 58.47 | 0.01 | +0% | 163 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0043 |
| 1987 | 0.06 | +9.4% | 159 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | +9.4% | 159 | < 0.01% | 57.93 | 0.01 | +0% | 163 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0041 |
| 1986 | 0.05 | +10.4% | 159 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | +10.4% | 159 | < 0.01% | 55.13 | 0.01 | +0% | 163 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0037 |
| 1985 | 0.05 | +2.1% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | +2.1% | 158 | < 0.01% | 51.98 | 0.01 | +0% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0034 |
| 1984 | 0.05 | +4.4% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | +4.4% | 158 | < 0.01% | 52.94 | 0.01 | +0% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0033 |
| 1983 | 0.05 | +2.3% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | +2.3% | 158 | < 0.01% | 52.67 | 0.01 | +0% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0032 |
| 1982 | 0.04 | −2.2% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | −2.2% | 157 | < 0.01% | 53.44 | 0.01 | +0% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0031 |
| 1981 | 0.05 | +21.6% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | +21.6% | 158 | < 0.01% | 56.62 | 0.01 | +0% | 161 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0032 |
| 1980 | 0.04 | — | 156 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | — | 158 | < 0.01% | 48.2 | 0.01 | — | 159 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0026 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.